Leviticus 16:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 16:2

The Day of Atonement

1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after ^athe death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered profane fire before the Lord, and died;

2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother ^anot 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 ^bI will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

3 “Thus Aaron shall ^acome into the Holy Place: ^bwith the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.

4 He shall put the ^aholy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; ^bhe shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on.

5 And he shall take from ^athe congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats as a sin offering, and one ram as a burnt offering.

6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and ^amake atonement for himself and for his house.

7 He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

8 Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.

9 And Aaron shall bring the goat on which the Lord’s lot fell, and offer it as a sin offering.

10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make ^aatonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness.

11 “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for ^ahimself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself.

12 Then he shall take ^aa censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of ^bsweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil.

13 ^aAnd he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the ^bmercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he ^cdie.

14 ^aHe shall take some of the blood of the bull and ^bsprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 ^a“Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood ^binside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 16:2

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord said to Moses, Tell Aaron your brother he must not come at all times into the Holy of Holies within the veil before the mercy seat upon the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 16:1)

Darby English Version
and Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the sanctuary inside 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.

Good News Bible
He said, "Tell your brother Aaron that only at the proper time is he to go behind the curtain into the Most Holy Place, because that is where I appear in a cloud above the lid on the Covenant Box. If he disobeys, he will be killed.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

New International Version
The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.

New King James Version
and the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother 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 I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

Revised Standard Version
and the LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is upon the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Young's Literal Translation
yea, Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Speak unto Aaron thy brother, and he cometh not in at all times unto the sanctuary within the vail, unto the front of the mercy-seat, which `is' upon the ark, and he dieth not, for in a cloud I am seen upon the mercy-seat.

New English Translation
and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil-canopy¹ in front of the atonement plate² that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement plate.

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