"And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy {place} within t…" — Leviticus 16:2

Leviticus 16:2 · KJV

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy {place} within the vail before the mercy seat, which {is} upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.”

— Leviticus 16:2

Verse 1

And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

Verse 3

Thus shall Aaron come into the holy {place}: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

Leviticus 16 — Context

And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy {place} within the vail before the mercy seat, which {is} upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Thus shall Aaron come into the holy {place}: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these {are} holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and {so} put them on.

Cross References

Exodus 30:10

And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it {is} most holy unto the LORD.

1 Kings 8:10-12

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy {place}, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

Hebrews 10:19-20

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, {boldness: or, liberty}

Hebrews 9:25

Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;

Hebrews 9:7-8

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:

2 Chronicles 5:14

So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

1 Kings 8:6

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy {place, even} under the wings of the cherubims.

Exodus 40:34-35

Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.