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Such preparations having been made, the priests go continually into the first tent[a] to carry out their ritual duties; but only the high priest goes into the second, and he but once a year, and not without taking the blood that he offers for himself and for the sins committed unintentionally by the people. By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary has not yet been disclosed as long as the first tent[b] is still standing.

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  1. Hebrews 9:6 Or tabernacle
  2. Hebrews 9:8 Or tabernacle

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