Leviticus 16:10

“But the goat on which the lot for Azazel fell shall be set alive before YHWH to make expiation over it, to send it away to Azazel into the wilderness.”

Leviticus 16:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 16:10, word by word

But the goatשָּׂעִירsair

male goat

An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.

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the lotגּוֹרָלgoral

lot

Small stones cast to decide something.

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for Azazelעֲזָאזֵלazazel

Azazel

Azazel. A word of uncertain meaning found only in Leviticus 16: it may be a name, or mean "the goat that goes away".

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fellעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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shall be setיָעֳמַדyaomad

appoint

To put in place, name to a post.

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aliveחַיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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to make expiationכַפֵּרchaper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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to sendשַׁלַּחshalach

send

To send someone or something.

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into the wildernessמִּדְבָּרָmidbara

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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The context

9And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot for YHWH fell and offer it as a sin offering.

10 · This verse (above)

11And Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering that is for himself and make expiation for himself and for his house, and he shall slaughter the bull of the sin offering that is for himself.

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