Leviticus 16:8

Christian Standard Bible

⁸After Aaron casts lots^(A) for the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other for an uninhabitable place,^[a]^[b]^(B)

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Footnotes

16:8 Lit for Azazel, also in vv. 10 (2x),26
16:8 Traditionally “for the scapegoat”; perhaps a term that means “for the goat that departs,” or “for removal,” or “for a rough, difficult place,” or “for a goat-demon”; Hb obscure, also in vv. 10,26

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Nehemiah 11:1

Christian Standard Bible

Resettling Jerusalem

11 Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem,^(A) and the rest of the people cast lots^(B) for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city,^(C) while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.^(D)

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