“Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household. Next he will take the two goats and place them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. After Aaron casts lots(A) for the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other for an uninhabitable place,[a][b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:8 Lit for Azazel, also in vv. 10 (2x),26
  2. 16:8 Traditionally “for the scapegoat”; perhaps a term that means “for the goat that departs,” or “for removal,” or “for a rough, difficult place,” or “for a goat-demon”; Hb obscure, also in vv. 10,26

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