Leviticus 16:8
And Aharon shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Hashem, and the other lot for Azazel.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7And he shall take the two goats, and present them before Hashem at the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed.
9And Aharon shall bring the goat upon which Hashemʼs lot fell, and offer him for a chattat.
Cross References
Numbers 26:55Notwithstanding, HaAretz shall be distributed by goral; according to the Shmot Mattot of their Avot they shall inherit.
Joshua 18:10And Yehoshua cast goral for them in Shiloh before Hashem; and there Yehoshua divided HaAretz unto the Bnei Yisroel according to their portions.
Proverbs 16:33The goral is cast into the kheyk (lap), 1 but the whole decision thereof is from Hashem.
Jonah 1:7And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast goralot (lots), that we may have da'as for whose cause this ra'ah is upon us. So they cast goralot (lots), and the goral (lot) fell upon Yonah.
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 →