Leviticus 16:1-2

Christian Standard Bible

The Day of Atonement

16 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence^(A) of^[a] the Lord and died.^{(B) 2} The Lord said to Moses, “Tell your brother Aaron that he may not come whenever he wants into the holy place^(C) behind the curtain^(D) in front of the mercy seat^(E) on the ark or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud^(F) above the mercy seat.^(G)