Commentary for Chullin 22:3
וכי תימא מאי נפקא לן מינה הא אין גורל קובע לעזאזל אלא בדבר הראוי לשם
Surely it has been taught: The lot cannot determine [the goat] for Azazel unless is fit to be for the Lord!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In other words, though only one of the goats was offered as the sacrifice to the Lord, it was necessary for both goats to be such as might have been sacrificed to the Lord; it follows therefore that neither goat might be trefah.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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