Leviticus 16:8
And casting lots over them both, one is to be offered to the Lord, and the other is to be the emissary goat.
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In Context
9The one whose lot fell out to be offered to the Lord, he shall offer for sin.
Cross References
Numbers 26:55Yet only in so far as the land is divided by lot to a tribe and to families.
Joshua 18:10And he cast lots before the Lord, at Shiloh, and he divided the land to the sons of Israel, in seven parts.
Proverbs 16:33Lots are cast into the lap, but they are tempered by the Lord.
Jonah 1:7And a man said to his shipmate, “Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know why this disaster is upon us.” And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
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 →