Leviticus 16:7-9

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⁷“Then Aaron will take the two goats and bring them before the Lord at the doorway of the Meeting Tent. ⁸Aaron will throw lots for the two goats. One lot will be for the Lord. The other lot will be for Azazel.^[a]

⁹“Then Aaron will offer the goat chosen by the lot for the Lord. Aaron will make this goat a sin offering.

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Footnotes

Leviticus 16:8 Azazel This name means “scapegoat,” “the goat for God,” or “the goat demon.” This might be the name of a particular place in the desert where the goat was released. Also in verse 10, 26.