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

“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

  1. 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.

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