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Taking the two male goats and setting them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, he shall cast lots(A) to determine which one is for the Lord and which for Azazel.[a](B) The goat that is determined by lot for the Lord, Aaron shall present and offer up as a purification offering.

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  1. 16:8 Azazel: a name for a demon (meaning something like “angry/fierce god”). See note on 17:7.

Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He is to cast lots(A) for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.[a](B) Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 10 and 26.