"And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. {scapegoat: Heb…" — Leviticus 16:8

Leviticus 16:8 · KJV

“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. {scapegoat: Heb. Azazel}”

— Leviticus 16:8

Verse 7

And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD {at} the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Verse 9

And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him {for} a sin offering. {fell: Heb. went up}

Leviticus 16 — Context

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which {is} for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD {at} the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. {scapegoat: Heb. Azazel}

And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him {for} a sin offering. {fell: Heb. went up}

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.

Cross References

Acts 1:23-26

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Jonah 1:7

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil {is} upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof {is} of the LORD.

1 Samuel 14:41-42

Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect {lot}. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. {Give...: or, Shew the innocent} {escaped: Heb. went forth}

Ezekiel 48:29

This {is} the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these {are} their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

Numbers 33:54

And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: {and} to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's {inheritance} shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. {give the more...: Heb. multiply his inheritance} {give the less...: Heb. diminish his inheritance}

Numbers 26:55

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

Joshua 18:10-11

And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.