2 and the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother not to [Ex. 30:10;Heb. 9:7,12,24,25;10:19-22] come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For Ex. 25:22;40:34,35;[1 Kgs. 8:10-12]I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
12 And he shall take ch. 10:1;Num. 16:46;Rev. 8:3-5a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and he shall bring it inside the veil 13 Ex. 30:1,7,8and put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover Ex. 25:21the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.
34 And this shall be a statute forever for you, that atonement may be made for the people of Israel Ex. 30:10;Heb. 9:7,25once in the year because of all their sins." And Aaron16:34 Hebrew he did as the Lord commanded Moses.