Leviticus 16:8
“And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.”
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.
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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Cross-References
“And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”
“The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.”
“And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.”
“And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.”
“And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.”