Leviticus 16:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

The Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, your brother, that he may not come at all times into the holy place inside the veil, before the cover which is on the ark, for fear that death may overtake him; for I will be seen in the cloud on the cover of the ark.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:16

And at the back of the house a further space of twenty cubits was shut in with boards of cedar-wood, for the inmost room.

1 Kings 8:6

And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones.

2 Chronicles 5:14

So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud; for the house of God was full of the glory of the Lord.

Exodus 30:10

And once every year Aaron is to make its horns clean: with the blood of the sin-offering he is to make it clean once every year from generation to generation: it is most holy to the Lord.

Leviticus 16:13

And let him put the perfume on the fire before the Lord so that the ark may be covered with a cloud of the smoke of the perfume, in order that death may not overtake him.

Leviticus 16:34

And let this be an order for ever for you, so that the sin of the children of Israel may be taken away once every year. And he did as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

Leviticus 23:27

The tenth day of this seventh month is the day for the taking away of sin; let it be a holy day of worship; you are to keep from pleasure, and give to the Lord an offering made by fire.

Leviticus 8:35

And you are to keep watch for the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting day and night for seven days, so that death may not come to you: for so he has given me orders.

Numbers 17:10

And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.

Numbers 18:7

And you and your sons with you are to be responsible as priests for the altar and everything on it, and everything inside the veil; you are to do the work of priests; I have given you your position as priests; and any other man who comes near will be put to death.

Numbers 4:19

But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;

Numbers 4:5

When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;

Matthew 27:51

And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;

Hebrews 6:19

And this hope is like a strong band for our souls, fixed and certain, and going in to that which is inside the veil;

Hebrews 9:25

And he did not have to make an offering of himself again and again, as the high priest goes into the holy place every year with blood which is not his;

Hebrews 9:3

And inside the second veil was the place which is named the Holy of holies;

Hebrews 9:5

And over it were the winged ones of glory with their wings covering the mercy-seat; about which it is not possible now to say anything in detail.

Revelation 15:8

And the house of God was full of smoke from the glory of God, and from his power, and no one was able to go into the house of God, till the seven punishments of the seven angels were ended.