Hebrews 9:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 and above it were the (A)cherubim of glory (B)overshadowing the [a]atoning cover; but about these things we cannot now speak in detail.
6 Now when these things have been so prepared, the priests (C)are continually entering the [b]outer [c]tabernacle, performing the divine worship, 7 but into (D)the second, only (E)the high priest enters (F)once a year, (G)not without taking blood which he (H)offers for himself and for the [d](I)sins of the people committed in ignorance.
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- Hebrews 9:5 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- Hebrews 9:6 Lit first
- Hebrews 9:6 Or sacred tent
- Hebrews 9:7 Lit ignorance of the people
Hebrews 9:5-7
King James Version
5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
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