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Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service to God.

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,

the Holy Ghost by this signifying that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest so long as the first tabernacle was yet standing.

It was a figure for the time then present in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience,

10 since it concerned only meats and drinks and divers washings and carnal ordinances imposed on them until the time of reformation.

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Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services; but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the [a]errors of the people: the Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; which is a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect, 10 being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:7 Greek ignorances. Ecclus. 23:2f.