Leviticus 16:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 and Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.[a] 9 Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord, and offer it as a sin offering; 10 but the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel[b] shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Azazel.[c]
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- Leviticus 16:8 Traditionally rendered a scapegoat
- Leviticus 16:10 Traditionally rendered a scapegoat
- Leviticus 16:10 Traditionally rendered a scapegoat
Leviticus 16:8-10
English Standard Version
8 And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for (A)Azazel.[a] 9 And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering, 10 but the goat on which the lot fell for (B)Azazel shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to (C)Azazel.
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- Leviticus 16:8 The meaning of Azazel is uncertain; possibly the name of a place or a demon, traditionally a scapegoat; also verses 10, 26
Leviticus 16:8-10
Authorized (King James) Version
8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
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