Hebrews 9:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵^(A) On top of the chest were the glorious creatures with wings^[a] opened out above the place of mercy.^[b]

Now isn't the time to go into detail about these things. ⁶^(B) But this is how everything was when the priests went each day into the first part of the tent to do their duties. ⁷^(C) However, only the high priest could go into the second part of the tent, and he went in only once a year. Each time he carried blood to offer for his sins and for any sins that the people had committed without meaning to.

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Footnotes

9.5 glorious creatures with wings: Two of these creatures (called “cherubim” in Hebrew and Greek) with outspread wings were on top of the sacred chest and were symbols of God's throne.
9.5 place of mercy: The lid of the sacred chest, which was thought to be God's throne on earth.