Leviticus 16:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Leviticus 16:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 16:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 16:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.”

Leviticus 16:8 — World English Bible

Leviticus 16:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel. ”

Leviticus 16:8 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 16:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And Aaron hath given lots over the two goats, one lot for Jehovah, and one lot for a goat of departure;”

Leviticus 16:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 16:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for Jehovah, and the other lot for Azazel. ”

Leviticus 16:8 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 16:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Aaron shall cast lots ouer the two hee goates: one lot for the Lord, and the other for the Scape goate.”

Leviticus 16:8 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 16:8 in Context — 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.

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

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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What Does Leviticus 16:8 Mean?

Leviticus 16:8 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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