שְׁנֵּי הַגּוֹרָלוֹת אֶחָד כָּתוּב עָלָיו לַהַשֵּׁם וְאֶחָד כָּתוּב עָלָיו לַעֲזָאזֵל. וְהֵם כְּשֵׁרִים מִכָּל דָּבָר בֵּין מִן הָעֵץ בֵּין מִן הָאֶבֶן בֵּין מִן הַמַּתֶּכֶת. אֲבָל לֹא יִהְיֶה אֶחָד גָּדוֹל וְאֶחָד קָטָן. אֶחָד כֶּסֶף וְאֶחָד זָהָב. אֶלָּא שְׁנֵיהֶם שָׁוִין. וְשֶׁל עֵץ הָיוּ. וּבְבַיִת שֵׁנִי עָשׂוּ אוֹתָם שֶׁל זָהָב. וּמַנִּיחִין שְׁנֵי הַגּוֹרָלוֹת בִּכְלִי אֶחָד הַמַּחֲזִיק שְׁתֵּי הַיָּדָיִם כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּכְנִיס שְׁתֵּי יָדָיו וְלֹא יִתְכַּוֵּן. וּכְלִי זֶה חֹל הוּא. וְשֶׁל עֵץ הָיָה וְקַלְפִּי שְׁמוֹ:
There were two lots: upon one was written: "for G-d," and upon the other "for Azazel." It was acceptable to make them from any substance, whether from wood, from stone, or from metal. There should not, however, be one that is large and the other small, one that is silver and the other, gold. Instead, they should both be the same. Originally, they were made of wood and in the Second Temple era, they made them of gold. The two lots would be placed in a container that could fit no more than the High Priest's two hands, so that he would insert both of his hands at the same time and remove the lots without having the intent to chose one. This container was not sacred. It was made out of wood and was called a kalpi.
