and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother (A)not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for (B)I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

[a]“Thus Aaron shall (C)come into the Holy Place: (D)with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.

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  1. Leviticus 16:3 Lit. With this

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.

“This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place:(G) He must first bring a young bull(H) for a sin offering[a] and a ram for a burnt offering.(I)

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  1. Leviticus 16:3 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter