Hebrews Chapter 9 verse 7 Holy Bible
but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
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But only the high priest went into the second, once a year, not without making an offering of blood for himself and for the errors of the people:
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but into the second, the high priest only, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people:
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But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
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but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.
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and into the second, once in the year, only the chief priest, not apart from blood, which he doth offer for himself and the errors of the people,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 7, 8. - But into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself and for the errors (literally, ignorances; cf. ver. 2) of the people. For the ceremonies on the Day of Atonement, see Leviticus 16. They may be summarized, in their main characteristics, thus: (1) The high priest brought to the door of the tabernacle a bullock as a sin offering for himself, and two goats as a sin offering for the people; also a ram as a burnt offering for himself, and a ram as a burnt offering for the people. (2) After washing and arraying himself in white linen garments (not the ordinary official dress), he cast lots on the two goats which were for the people's sin offering - one lot being "for the LORD," the other "for Azazel;" that on which the former lot fell being for sacrifice, the other to be set free. (3) He sacrificed his own sin offering, entered the holy place with the blood thereof, filled a censer with burning coals from the golden altar, went with it within the veil, sprinkling incense on the coals, "that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat, that he die not;" took also the blood within the veil, and sprinkled the mercy-seat therewith. . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Went . . . offered.--Rather, entereth . . . offereth.Errors.--Literally, ignorances. (See Hebrews 5:2-3; Hebrews 7:27.) By "once in the year" we must of course understand on one day of the year, viz., the tenth day of Tisri. On that day, according to Leviticus 16, it was the duty of the high priest to enter the Holy of Holies twice: (1) with the incense and with the blood of the bullock, his own sin-offering (Leviticus 16:12-14); (2) with the blood of the same bullock and that of the goat, the sin-offering for the people (Hebrews 9:15-19). In the ritual described in the tract "Joma" of the Talmud, he is said to enter four times; the first ministration being separated into its two parts (offering incense, sprinkling the blood of the bullock), and a fourth entering (to bring out the censer) being added.
