10 But the goat on which the lot for [a]the [b]scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make (A)atonement upon it, to send it into the wilderness [c]as the [d]scapegoat.

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  1. Leviticus 16:10 Or possibly, Azazel (a name)
  2. Leviticus 16:10 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins
  3. Leviticus 16:10 Or possibly, for Azazel
  4. Leviticus 16:10 I.e., the goat that leaves (escapes); or goat of removal of sins

20 “When he finishes atoning for the Holy Place and the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall offer the live goat. 21 Then Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat, and (A)confess over it all the wrongdoings of the sons of Israel and all their unlawful acts regarding all their sins; and he shall place them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who stands ready. 22 Then the goat shall carry on itself all their wrongdoings to an [a]isolated territory; he shall release the goat in the wilderness.

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  1. Leviticus 16:22 Or infertile

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