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Leviticus 16:8

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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וְנָתַ֧ןvenatanand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אַהֲרֹ֛ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שְׁנֵ֥יshenetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.הַשְּׂעִירִ֖םhasirimthe goatשָׂעִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the goat”, the ordinary formH8163shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faundevil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.גּוֹרָל֑וֹתgoralotlotגּוֹרָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lot”, the ordinary formH1486properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)lot.גּוֹרָ֤לgorallotגּוֹרָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lot”, the ordinary formH1486properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)lot.אֶחָד֙echadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לַיהוָ֔הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְגוֹרָ֥לvegoraland lotגּוֹרָלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and lot”, the ordinary formH1486properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)lot.אֶחָ֖דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לַעֲזָאזֵֽלlaazazelto scapegoatעֲזָאזֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to scapegoat”H5799goat of departure; the scapegoatscapegoat.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And casting lots upon them both, one to be offered to the Lord, and the other to be the emissary goat:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats, one lot for the Lord, and the other for the scape-goat.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιθήσει Ἀαρὼν ἐπὶ τοὺς δύο χιμάρους κλῆρους· κλῆρον ἕνα τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ κλῆρον ἕνα τῷ ἀποπομπαίῳ.