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Leviticus 16:8
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Aharon shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord , and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for Yahweh and one for Azazel.
He will throw lots for the two goats—one will be for the Lord and the other for the goat that removes sin.
"Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD, the other lot for the scapegoat.
"Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Then Aaron shal cast lots ouer the two hee goates: one lot for the Lord, and the other for the Scape goate.
And Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for Yahweh and the other lot for the scapegoat.
where I will show you which goat will be sacrificed to me and which one will be sent into the desert to the demon Azazel.
Then Aharon is to cast lots for the two goats, one lot for Adonai and the other for ‘Az'azel.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel.
Aaron will throw lots for the two goats. One lot will be for the Lord . The other lot will be for Azazel.
And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazael.
There he shall draw lots, using two stones, one marked "for the Lord " and the other "for Azazel."
After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other for an uninhabitable place,
And Aaron shall give lots over the two he-goats, one lot for Jehovah, and one lot for a complete removal.
and shall cast lottes ouer the two goates: the lot of the one goate for the LORDE, and the other for the fre goate.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel.
And Aaron will make selection from the two goats by the decision of the Lord, one goat for the Lord and one for Azazel.
And Aaron shall cast lottes ouer the two goates: one lot shalbe for the Lord, and the other for the scape goate.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.
And Aaron shall cast lottes vpon the two Goates: one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the Scape goat.
and Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the Lord, and the other for the scape-goat.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.
After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,
and he schal sende `on euer eithir, o lot to the Lord, and another lot to the goot that schal be sent out.
`And Aaron hath given lots over the two goats, one lot for Jehovah, and one lot for a goat of departure;
And Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for Azazel.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scape-goat.
Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for Azazel.
Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.
He is to cast sacred lots to determine which goat will be reserved as an offering to the Lord and which will carry the sins of the people to the wilderness of Azazel.
Aaron will draw names for the two goats, choosing one for the Lord and the other to be sent away.
and Aaron shall cast lots on the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, - one lot for Yahweh, and one lot for Azazel.
And casting lots upon them both, one to be offered to the Lord, and the other to be the emissary goat:
and Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Aza'zel.
"Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
cast lots: Numbers 26:55, Numbers 33:54, Joshua 18:10, Joshua 18:11, 1 Samuel 14:41, 1 Samuel 14:42, Proverbs 16:33, Ezekiel 48:29, Jonah 1:7, Acts 1:23-26
scape goats: Heb. Azazel, that is, the goat-gone-away, The Hebrew ×¢×××× has been supposed by some to be the name of a place, either a mountain or cliff, to which the goat was led. But no place of that name has ever been pointed out, except a mountain near Sinai, which was too distant for the goat to be conducted there from Jerusalem. Other learned men think it was the name of the devil, who was worshipped by the heathen in the form of a goat. But Bp. Patrick justly objects to this opinion; for it is difficult to conceive, that when the other goat was offered to God, this should be sent among demons. The more probable opinion seems to be, that it was name given to the goat itself, on account of his being let go; from aiz, a goat, and azal, to depart. So LXX ×× ×× ××× ××××¢, and Vulgate emissarius, sent away; Aquila and Symmachus פס××××¢ ×× ×סק××××××¢, or ×× ×××××¥×××××¢: the goat going away, or dismissed.
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 25:8 - cast lots Acts 1:26 - they
Cross-References
But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
But the Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
So Sarai said to Abram, "Since the Lord has prevented me from having children, have sexual relations with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her." Abram did what Sarai told him.
He had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai.
Then Sarai said to Abram, "You have brought this wrong on me! I allowed my servant to have sexual relations with you, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the Lord judge between you and me!"
He said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai."
So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord ! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord 's inheritance, saying, ‘Go on, serve other gods!'
If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats,.... Which should be slain, and which should be kept alive, and let go: the manner of casting lots, according to the Misnah a, was this; the high priest went to the east of the court, to the north of the altar, the Sagan (or deputy priest) at his right hand, and Rosh Beth Ab (or the chief of the house of the fathers) on his left hand, and the two goats were there; and there was a vessel (box or urn, called Calphi), and in it were two lots of box tree: the high priest shook the Calphi (or urn) and took out the two lots; one, on which was written, "for the Lord", and the other, on which was written, "for Azazel"; if that came up on the right hand, the Sagan said to him, my lord high priest, lift up thy right hand on high; and if that on the left hand came up, Rosh Beth Ab said to him, my lord high priest, lift up thy left hand on high: he put them upon the two goats and said, a sin offering for the Lord; and they answered after him, blessed be the Lord, may the glory of his kingdom be for ever and ever: now these lots, as Ben Gersom observes, were alike, not one greater than another; and they were of the same matter, for if one had been of stone and the other of wood, they might, have been known by feeling, and so the lots would not have been legal: and the same is observed by Maimonides b, that though they might be of any matter, of wood, or stone, or metal, yet one might not be great, and the other small, and the one of silver, and the other of gold, but both alike, for the reason before given:
one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat: one had written upon it, as in the above account, "for the Lord"; and the other had written upon it, "for Azazel"; directing that the goat on which the lot for the Lord fell was to be slain and offered up for a sin offering to him; and the other, on which the lot for Azazel fell, was to be kept alive and let go: now, however casual and contingent the casting of a lot may seem to men, it is certain to God, the disposal of it is of him, and according to his determination, Proverbs 16:33; and this, in the mystical sense, here denotes, that the sufferings and death of Christ were according to the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, and so were foretold in the Scriptures, and came to pass according to his appointment, will, and command, as was also his resurrection from the dead, John 10:18; see Acts 1:23; and likewise his conflict with Satan, John 14:30.
a Misn. Yoma, c. 3. sect. 9. & c. 4. sect. 1. b Hilchot Yom Hacippurim, c. 3. sect. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The two goats formed a single sin-offering, Leviticus 16:5. To bring out the meaning of the sacrifice it was necessary that the act of a living being should be performed after death. See Leviticus 16:22 note. As this could not possibly be visibly set forth with a single victim, two were employed, as in the case of the birds in the rite for the healed leper Leviticus 14:4-6.
For the scapegoat - Rather, for Azazel. The word occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament but in this chapter, and is probably derived from a root in use in Arabic, but not in Hebrew, signifying to âremoveâ, or âto separateâ.
Azazel is the pre-Mosaic name of an evil personal being placed in opposition to Yahweh. Each goat, having been presented to Yahweh before the lots were cast, stood in a sacrificial relation to Him. The casting of lots was an appeal to the decision of Yahweh (compare Joshua 7:16-17; Joshua 14:2; Proverbs 16:33; Acts 1:26, etc.); it was therefore His act to choose one of the goats for His service in the way of ordinary sacrifice, the other for His service in carrying off the sins to Azazel (see the note at Leviticus 16:22). By this exppressive outward sign the sins were sent back to the author of sin himself, âthe entirely separate one,â who was banished from the realm of grace.
The goat itself did not lose the sacred character with which it had been endued in being presented before Yahweh. It was, as much as the slain goat, a figure of Him who bore our griefs and carried our sorrows, on whom the Lord laid the iniquity of us all Isaiah 53:4, Isaiah 53:6, that we might become a sanctified Church to be presented unto Himself, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing Ephesians 5:26-27.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Leviticus 16:8. Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats — The Jews inform us that there were two lots made either of wood, stone, or any kind of metal. On one was written ××©× LASHSHEM, for the NAME, i. e., ×××× JEHOVAH, which the Jews will neither write nor pronounce: on the other was written ××¢×××× LAAZAZEL, for the SCAPE-GOAT: then they put the two lots into a vessel which was called ק××¤× kalpey, the goats standing with their faces towards the west. Then the priest came, and the goats stood before him, one on the right hand and the other on the left; the kalpey was then shaken, and the priest put in both his hands and brought out a lot in each: that which was in his right hand he laid on the goat that was on his right, and that in his left hand he laid on the goat that was on his left; and according to what was written on the lots, the scape-goat and the goat for sacrifice were ascertained. See the Mishna, in Tract. Yoma.
The determining this solemn business by lot, the disposal of which is with the Lord, Proverbs 16:33, shows that God alone was to select and point out the person by whom this great atonement was to be made; hence he says: Behold I lay in Zion a stone, elect (that is, chosen by himself) and precious - of infinite value.
