Leviticus 16:8

Leviticus 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
• New International Version (NIV)He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.

Context of Leviticus 16:8

6“Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household. 7Next he will take the two goats and place them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other for an uninhabitable place, 9he is to present the goat chosen by lot for the Lord and sacrifice it as a sin offering. 10But the goat chosen by lot for an uninhabitable place is to be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement with it by sending it into the wilderness for an uninhabitable place.

Leviticus 16:8 word by word

וְנָתַ֧ן אַהֲרֹ֛ן עַל־שְׁנֵ֥י הַשְּׂעִירִ֖ם גּוֹרָל֑וֹת גּוֹרָ֤ל אֶחָד֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וְגוֹרָ֥ל אֶחָ֖ד לַעֲזָאזֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• shall castנָתַןnâthan · to give: throwH5414
• lotsגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• upon the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• goatsשָׂעִירώâ‛îyr ώâ‛ir · he-goatH8163
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for the scapegoatעֲזָאזֵל‛ăzâ'zêl · AzazelH5799

Cross-references for Leviticus 16:8

• Numbers 26:55The land is to be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.
• Numbers 33:54You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes.
• Joshua 18:10Joshua cast lots for them at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
• 1 Samuel 14:41So Saul said to the Lord, “God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant today? If the unrighteousness is in me or in my son Jonathan, Lord God of Israel, give Urim; but if the fault is in your people Israel, give Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.
• Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
• Ezekiel 48:29This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to Israel’s tribes, and these will be their portions.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Jonah 1:7“Come on!” the sailors said to each other. “Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.
• Acts 1:23So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.

Commentaries on Leviticus 16:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats - The Jews inform us that there were two lots made either of wood, stone, or any kind of metal. On one was written לשם Lashshem, for the Name, i. e., יהוה Jehovah, which the Jews will neither write nor pronounce: on the other was written לעזאזל Laazazel, for the Scape-Goat: then they put the two lots into a vessel which was called קלפי kalpey, the goats standing with their faces towards the west. Then the priest…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The two goats formed a single sin-offering, Leviticus 16:5. To bring out the meaning of the sacrifice it was necessary that the act of a living being should be performed after death. See Leviticus 16:22 note. As this could not possibly be visibly set forth with a single victim, two were employed, as in the case of the birds in the rite for the healed leper Leviticus 14:4-6. For the scapegoat - Rather, for Azazel. The word occurs nowhere else in the Old…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8scapegoat: The Hebrew term 'aza'zel (Azazel) appears only in Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26. The word has four general interpretations: a term meaning "the goat of going away"; a demon that lived in the wilderness; a stronger form of the Hebrew word for "go, leave," meaning "complete loss"; and a rocky cliff over which someone pushed the goat. Since this goat represented the removal of Israel's sins from the camp, the first interpretation is probably the simplest…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-105-10. shall take of the congregation ... two kids of the goats ... and one ram--The sacrifices were to be offered by the high priest, respectively for himself and the other priests, as well as for the people. The bullock (Le 16:3) and the goats were for sin offerings and the rams for burnt offerings. The goats, though used in different ways, constituted only one offering. They were both presented before the Lord, and the disposal of them determined by…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 16:8

• Atonement
• Azazel
• Church
• Lot, the
• Offerings
• Scapegoat

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Lot
• Atonement, Day of
• Attire
• Azazel
• Burnt offering
• Coat
• Divination
• Goat
• High priest

Commentaries on Leviticus 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings