The Lord said to Moses:

“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter (A)at [a]any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the [b]atoning cover which is on the ark, or he will die; for (B)I will appear in the cloud over the [c]atoning cover.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:2 I.e., of his own choosing
  2. Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  3. Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement

The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses(A) into the Most Holy Place(B) behind the curtain(C) in front of the atonement cover(D) on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear(E) in the cloud(F) over the atonement cover.

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15 “Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering, (A)which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the atoning cover and in front of the atoning cover.

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15 “He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people(A) and take its blood behind the curtain(B) and do with it as he did with the bull’s blood: He shall sprinkle(C) it on the atonement cover and in front of it.

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Behind (A)the second veil there was a [a]tabernacle which is called the (B)Most Holy Place,

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:3 Or sacred tent

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,(A)

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but into (A)the second, only (B)the high priest enters (C)once a year, (D)not without taking blood which he (E)offers for himself and for the [a](F)sins of the people committed in ignorance.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:7 Lit ignorance of the people

But only the high priest entered(A) the inner room,(B) and that only once a year,(C) and never without blood,(D) which he offered for himself(E) and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.(F)

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