2 The Lord said to Moses:
"Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at 16:2 I.e., of his own choosingany time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonementatoning cover which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonementatoning cover.
12 He shall take a firepan full of coals of fire from upon the altar before the Lord and 16:12 Lit the filling of the hollow of his handstwo handfuls of finely ground sweet incense, and bring it inside the veil. 13 He shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, so that the cloud of incense may cover the atoning cover that is on the ark of the testimony, otherwise he will die.
34 Now you shall have this as a permanent statute, to make atonement for the sons of Israel for all their sins once every year." And just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so he did.