Leviticus 16:9-11
New English Translation
9 Aaron must then present the goat which has been designated by lot for the Lord,[a] and he is to make it a sin offering, 10 but the goat which has been designated by lot for Azazel is to be stood alive[b] before the Lord to make atonement on it by sending it away into the desert to Azazel.[c]
The Sin-Offering Sacrificial Procedures
11 “Aaron is to present the sin-offering bull which is for himself, and he is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household. He is to slaughter the sin-offering bull which is for himself,
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- Leviticus 16:9 tn Heb “which the lot has gone up on it for the Lord.”
- Leviticus 16:10 tn The LXX has “he shall stand it” (cf. v. 7).
- Leviticus 16:10 tn Heb “to make atonement on it to send it away to Azazel toward the wilderness.”
Leviticus 16:9-11
King James Version
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.
11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
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Leviticus 16:9-11
New International Version
9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement(A) by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.
11 “Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household,(B) and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.
Leviticus 16:9-11
English Standard Version
9 And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering, 10 but the goat on which the lot fell for (A)Azazel shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to (B)Azazel.
11 “Aaron shall present (C)the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house. He shall kill the bull as a sin offering for himself.
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