Leviticus 16:6-8

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⁶Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering. This sin offering is for himself. He will do this to purify^[a] himself and his family.

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.^[b]

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Footnotes

Leviticus 16:6 purify Or “make atonement.” The Hebrew word means “to cover,” or “to erase” a person’s sins. Also in verses 11, 16, 17, 34.
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.