Hebrews 9:7

⁵ And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we can not now speak particularly.

⁶ Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

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:

⁸ The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

⁹ Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
KJV: 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:
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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:
DARBY: 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:
BLB: but only the high priest into the second, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and [for] the sins of ignorance of the people.

ÅB: men i det annet telt går bare ypperstepresten inn en gang om året, ikke uten blod, som han bærer fram for seg selv og for folkets forseelser,
OTB: Men det var bare ypperstepresten som gikk inn i det indre rommet, og han gjorde det bare én gang i året, alltid med blod, som han ofret for seg selv og for de synder folket uvitende hadde begått.
B1930: men i det annet telt går bare ypperstepresten inn en gang om året, ikke uten blod, som han bærer frem for sig selv og for folkets forseelser,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 16:34
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Leviticus 5:18
And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
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Hebrews 7:27
Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
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Exodus 30:10
And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.
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Hebrews 10:19–20
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
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Hebrews 9:24–25
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
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Isaiah 28:7
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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Hosea 4:12
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
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