Leviticus 16:8-10

King James Version

⁸And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

⁹And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

¹⁰But 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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Leviticus 16:8-10

New International Version

⁸He is to cast lots^(A) for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.^[a]^(B) ⁹Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. ¹⁰But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement^(C) by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

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Footnotes

Leviticus 16:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 10 and 26.

Leviticus 16:8-10

New King James Version

⁸Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat. ⁹And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering. ¹⁰But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make ^(A)atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness.