Leviticus

Leviticus 16:2

²And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place^a behind the veil in front of the mercy seat^b on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

Footnotes

a 16:2 Or the Holy Place; also in verses 16, 17, 20, 23, and 27
b 16:2 Or atonement cover; here and throughout this chapter

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Tell	דַּבֵּר֮	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
your brother	אָחִיךָ֒	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֣ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to enter	יָבֹ֤א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
freely	בְכָל־	ḇə·ḵāl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Most Holy Place	הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
behind	מִבֵּ֖ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
the veil	לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת	lap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6532 curtain
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
front	פְּנֵ֨י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the mercy seat	הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת	hak·kap·pō·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3727 propitiatory
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ark	הָאָרֹן֙	hā·’ā·rōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H727 chest, ark
or else	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
he will die	יָמ֔וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
because	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I appear	אֵרָאֶ֖ה	’ê·rā·’eh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
in the cloud	בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן	be·‘ā·nān	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
above	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mercy seat	הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃	hak·kap·pō·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3727 propitiatory

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 30:10 · 1 Kings 8:10–12 · Hebrews 10:19–20 · Hebrews 9:25 · Hebrews 9:7–8 · Exodus 40:34–35 · Matthew 27:51 · 1 Kings 8:6 · 2 Chronicles 5:14 · Leviticus 16:13 · Exodus 40:20–21 · Numbers 17:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.