Leviticus 16:8 Go deeper

And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD , and the other lot for the scapegoat. (KJV)

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וְנָתַ֧ןve.na.Tanand he will put

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to give: throw

Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 26:30, 2 Kings 19:18, Isaiah 37:19, Jeremiah 37:15, Ezekiel 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414L; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 1

אַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 3

שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] two

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 4

הַשְּׂעִירִ֖םha.se.'i.Rimthe male goats

Lemma: שָׂעִיר (sa.ir) · Strong's: H8163B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: he-goat

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 37:31, Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 4:24, Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 9:15, Leviticus 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8163B; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 5

גּוֹרָל֑וֹתgo.ra.Lotlots

Lemma: גּוֹרָל (go.ral) · Strong's: H1486

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: allotted

Used 77 times. Also: Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:10, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56, Numbers 33:54, Numbers 34:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1486; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 6

גּוֹרָ֤לgo.Rala lot

Lemma: גּוֹרָל (go.ral) · Strong's: H1486

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: allotted

Used 77 times. Also: Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:10, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56, Numbers 33:54, Numbers 34:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1486; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 7

אֶחָד֙'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 8

לַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehfor Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 9

וְגוֹרָ֥לve.go.Raland a lot

Lemma: גּוֹרָל (go.ral) · Strong's: H1486

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: allotted

Used 77 times. Also: Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:10, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56, Numbers 33:54, Numbers 34:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1486; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 10

אֶחָ֖ד'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 11

לַעֲזָאזֵֽל\׃la.'a.za.Zelfor [the] escape goat

Lemma: עֲזָאזֵל (a.za.zel) · Strong's: H5799

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Azazel

Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 16:10, Leviticus 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5799; TAHOT Leviticus 16:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

After Aaron	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
casts	→	נָתַן H5414L to give: throw
lots	→	גּוֹרָל H1486 allotted
for	→	עַל H5921A upon
the two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
goats	→	שָׂעִיר H8163B he-goat
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
for the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
. . .	→	גּוֹרָל H1486 allotted
and the other	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
for the scapegoat	→	עֲזָאזֵל H5799 Azazel

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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