Leviticus 16:10
But the goat, on which the lot fell for the scapegoat, shall be set alive before LORD, to make atonement for him, to send him away for the scapegoat into the wilderness.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
9And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for LORD, and offer him for a sin-offering.
Cross References
Leviticus 14:7And he shall sprinkle seven times upon him who is to be cleansed from the leprous disease, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird go into the open field.
Isaiah 53:4Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
Romans 4:25who was delivered up for our offences, and was raised up for our justification.
Hebrews 7:26For such a high priest is fitting for us, devout, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens.
1 John 2:2And he is the atonement for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 16:6-15
5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord , and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall… Read the whole commentary →