But the goatוְהַשָּׂעִירon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוthe lotהַגּוֹרָלfor Azazelלַעֲזָאזֵלfellעָלָהshall be setיָעֳמַדaliveחַיbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהto make expiationלְכַפֵּרover it,עָלָיוto sendלְשַׁלַּחitאֹתוֹaway to Azazelלַעֲזָאזֵלinto the wilderness.הַמִּדְבָּרָה
Leviticus 16:10
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 16:10, word by word
- But the goatשָּׂעִירsair
male goat
An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.
Where else “sair” appears- the lotגּוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears- 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".
Where else “azazel” appears- fellעָלָהala
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appears- shall be setיָעֳמַדyaomad
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “yaomad” appears- aliveחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- to make expiationכַפֵּרchaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chaper” appears- to sendשַׁלַּחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- into the wildernessמִּדְבָּרָmidbara
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbara” appears
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.