Leviticus 16:2
And the Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
Note Or the Holy Place; also in verses 16, 17, 20, 23, and 27
Note Or atonement cover; here and throughout this chapter
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.
and the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- he come not
- Leviticus 23:27; Exodus 26:33, 34; Exodus 30:10; Exodus 40:20, 21; 1 Kings 8:6; Hebrews 9:3, 7, 8; Hebrews 10:19, 20
- that he die not
- Leviticus 16:13; Leviticus 8:35; Numbers 4:19; Numbers 17:10; Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 4:14–16; Hebrews 10:19
- in the cloud
- Exodus 40:34, 35; 1 Kings 8:10–12; 2 Chronicles 5:14
- the mercy seat
- Exodus 25:17–22