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Leviticus 16:8

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And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

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  1. Leviticus 16:6

    And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

  2. Leviticus 16:7

    And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  3. Leviticus 16:9

    And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

  4. Leviticus 16:10

    But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

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