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King James Version

Hebrews 9:7

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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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Blood;   Offerings;   Priest;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Tabernacle;   Types;   Works;   Scofield Reference Index - Judgments;   Thompson Chain Reference - Atonement;   Blood;   High Priests;   Leaders;   Priests;   Religious;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ascension of Christ, the;   Atonement, the;   Atonement, the Day of;   High Priest, the;   Holy of Holies;   Law of Moses, the;   Tabernacle;   Types of Christ;   Vail, the Sacred;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Expiation;   Law;   Tabernacle;   Ur;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blood;   Day of atonement;   Interpretation;   Priest;   Sacrifice;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Feasts and Festivals of Israel;   Offerings and Sacrifices;   Priest, Priesthood;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Altar;   Baptism ;   Knowledge of God (1);   Easton Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Atonement, Day of;   Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   Sacrifice;   Sin Offering;   Veil of the Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Day of Atonement;   Hebrews;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Atonement;   Forerunner;   Hebrews, Epistle to;   Ignorance;   Mediator, Mediation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Aaron;   Aaron (2);   Ascension;   Blood;   Day of Atonement ;   Guilt (2);   Hebrews Epistle to the;   Obedience (2);   Priest;   Sacrifice;   Type;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Atonement, Day of;   Mercy Seat;   Sanctuary;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cherubim;   Veil;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Atonement;   High priest;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Atonement, the Day of;   Sin Offering;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Expiation;   Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Err;   Hebrews, Epistle to the;   Holy of Holies;   Ignorance;   Mercy-Seat, the;   Priest, High;   Priesthood in the New Testament;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Atonement day of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Legacy Standard Bible
but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The holiest part of the tent was reserved for the high priest, and he only went in there once a year. When he did, he made a sacrifice for his sins and the people's sins they committed out of ignorance, not choice.
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
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:
World English Bible
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.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But into the second, only the high-priest once a year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself and the errors of the people:
Weymouth's New Testament
But into the second, the High Priest goes only on one day of the year, and goes alone, taking with him blood, which he offers on his own behalf and on account of the sins which the people have ignorantly committed.
King James Version (1611)
But into the second went the high Priest alone once euery yeere, not without blood, which he offered for himselfe, and for the errors of the people.
Literal Translation
But into the second the high priest goes alone once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and the ignorances of the people;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But in to the seconde wente the hye prest alone once in the yeare, not without bloude, which he offred for himselfe and for the ignoraunce of the people.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the high priest only enter'd, and that but once every year, when he carried the blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people.
Amplified Bible
but into the second [inner tabernacle, the Holy of Holies], only the high priest enters [and then only] once a year, and never without [bringing a sacrifice of] blood, which he offers [as a substitutionary atonement] for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
American Standard Version
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:
Revised Standard Version
but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But into the seconde went the hye prest alone once every yeare: and not with out bloud which he offered for him silfe and for the ignoraunce of ye people.
Update Bible Version
but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance:
Webster's Bible Translation
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:
Young's Literal Translation
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,
New Century Version
But only the high priest could go into the second room, and he did that only once a year. He could never enter the inner room without taking blood with him, which he offered to God for himself and for sins the people did without knowing they did them.
New English Translation
But only the high priest enters once a year into the inner tent, and not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
However, only the high priest could go into the second part of the tent, and he went in only once a year. Each time he carried blood to offer for his sins and for any sins that the people had committed without meaning to.
Complete Jewish Bible
but only the cohen hagadol enters the inner one; and he goes in only once a year, and he must always bring blood, which he offers both for himself and for the sins committed in ignorance by the people.
English Standard Version
but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But into the second went the hie Priest alone, once euery yere, not without blood which hee offered for himselfe, and for the ignorances of the people.
George Lamsa Translation
But into the inner tabernacle, the high priest entered alone, once every year, with the blood which he offered for himself, and for the faults of the people.
Christian Standard Bible®
But the high priest alone enters the second room, and he does that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Hebrew Names Version
but into the second the Kohen Gadol alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.
International Standard Version
But only the high priest wentwent">[fn] into the second part, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins committed by the people in ignorance.Exodus 30:10; Leviticus 16:2,11-12,15, 34; Hebrews 5:3; 7:27; 9:25;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
but into the tabernacle which was within, one day in the year, alone, entered the high priest, with that blood which he offered for himself and the sins of the people.
Murdock Translation
But into the interior tabernacle, once a year only, the high priest entered, with the blood which he offered for himself and for the sins of the people.
New King James Version
But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance;
New Living Translation
But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
New Life Bible
Once each year the head religious leader would go into the inside tent alone. He would not go in without blood. He gave this blood to God as a gift in worship for his own sins and for the sins of all the people who sinned without knowing it.
English Revised Version
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:
New Revised Standard
but only the high priest goes into the second, and he but once a year, and not without taking the blood that he offers for himself and for the sins committed unintentionally by the people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, into the second, once for all in the year, only the high-priest, not without blood, which he offered for himself and the ignorances of the people:
Douay-Rheims Bible
But into the second, the high priest alone, once a year: not without blood, which he offereth for his own and the people’s ignorance:
Lexham English Bible
but only the high priest enters into the second tent once a year, not without blood, which he offers on behalf of himself and the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But into ye seconde (went) the hye priest alone once euery yere, not without blood, which he offered for hym selfe, & for the ignorauncies of the people.
Easy-to-Read Version
But only the high priest could go into the second room, and he went in only once a year. Also, he could never enter that room without taking blood with him. He offered that blood to God for himself and for the sins the people committed without knowing they were sinning.
New American Standard Bible
but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Good News Translation
but only the high priest goes into the inner tent, and he does so only once a year. He takes with him blood which he offers to God on behalf of himself and for the sins which the people have committed without knowing they were sinning.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the bischop entride onys in the yeer, not without blood, which he offride for his ignoraunce and the puplis.

Contextual Overview

1 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. 2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. 3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; 4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; 5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. 6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 7 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:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

into: Hebrews 9:24, Hebrews 9:25, Exodus 30:10, Leviticus 16:2-20, Leviticus 16:34

not: Hebrews 5:3, Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 10:19, Hebrews 10:20

errors: Leviticus 5:18, 2 Samuel 6:7, 2 Chronicles 33:9, Psalms 19:12, Psalms 95:10, Isaiah 3:12, Isaiah 9:16, Isaiah 28:7, Isaiah 29:14, Hosea 4:12, Amos 2:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 40:33 - up the court Leviticus 4:2 - through Leviticus 9:7 - offer thy Leviticus 16:6 - which Leviticus 16:14 - General Leviticus 16:15 - Then shall Leviticus 16:17 - no man Romans 10:4 - Christ Hebrews 6:19 - entereth Hebrews 9:12 - he entered Hebrews 9:14 - offered Hebrews 10:3 - a remembrance 1 John 5:6 - blood

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 8:17
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 9:19
These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 7 But into the second went the high priest alone, once every year,.... Though this is not expressed in so many words in

Leviticus 16:2 only it is said that "Aaron came not at all times into the holy place within the vail"; yet it is the constant and generally received sense of the Jewish writers, in agreement with the apostle here, that the high priest went into the holy of holies but once a year q, on the day of atonement, which was on the tenth of the month Tisri, and answers to part of September; not but that he went in more than once on that day, for he went in no less than four times r; the first time he went in to offer incense; the second time with the blood of the bullock, to sprinkle it; the third time with the blood of the goat; and the fourth time to bring out the censer s; and if he entered a fifth time, they say he was worthy of death; wherefore Philo the Jew t seems to be mistaken when he affirms that, if he went in three or four times on the same day, he suffered death, nor was there any pardon for him; and as it was but one day in a year he might enter, so when he did, no other man, either Israelite or priest, might go in along with him; he went in alone without any attendance: the Jews say u, that a cord or thong was bound to the feet of the high priest when he went into the holy of holies, that if he died there, the rest might be able to draw him out; for it was not lawful for another priest to go in, no, not an high priest, none besides him on the day of atonement. Pausanias w makes mention of a temple of Minerva into which the priests entered once every year; which very likely was observed in imitation of this custom of the Jewish high priest; who in it was a type of Christ, and of his entrance into heaven, and of his constant and continued intercession there:

not without blood; for he went in with the blood of the bullock and the blood of the goat; which was typical of the blood of Christ, by which he entered in once into the holy place, into heaven, when he had obtained eternal redemption by it, Hebrews 9:12 which he offered for himself and for the errors of the people; the bullock was offered by the high priest for himself and his family; and the goat for the sins of the people of Israel, even all their iniquities, transgressions, and sins, Leviticus 16:11, but Christ the antitype having no sin, had no need to offer for himself, only for the sins of the people; Leviticus 16:11- :.

q T. Hieros. Yoma, fol. 42. 4. & 43. 1. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 86. 1. r Bemidbar Rabba, sect 7. fol. 188. 4. Maimon. Biath Hamikdash, c. 2. sect. 3. Moses Kotsensis Mitzvot Tora, pr. neg. 303. s Maimon. & Bartenora in Misna Celim, c. 1. sect. 9. t De Legatione ad Caium, p. 1035. u Zohar in Lev. fol. 43. 3. & Imre Binah in ib. w Arcadica, sive l. 8. p. 531.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But into the second - The second apartment or room, called the most holy place; Hebrews 9:3.

Went the high priest alone once every year - On the great day of atonement; Exodus 30:10. On that day he probably entered the Holy of Holies three or four times, first to burn incense, Leviticus 16:12; then to sprinkle the blood of the bullock on the mercy-seat, Leviticus 16:14; then he was to kill the goat of the sin-offering, and bring that blood within the Veil and sprinkle it also on the mercy-seat, and then, perhaps, he entered again to bring out the golden censer. The Jewish tradition is, that he entered the Holy of Holies four times on that day. After all, however, the number of times is not certain, nor is it material, the only important point being that he entered it only on one day of the year, while the holy place was entered every day.

Not without blood - That is, he bare with him blood to sprinkle on the mercy-seat. This was the blood of the bullock and of the goat - borne in at two different times.

Which he offered for himself - The blood of the bullock was offered for himself and for his house or family - thus keeping impressively before his own mind and the mind of the people the fact that the priests even of the highest order were sinners, and needed expiation like others; Leviticus 9:7.

And for the errors of the people - The blood of the goat was offered for them; Leviticus 16:15. The word rendered “errors” - ἀγνόημα agnoēma - denotes properly “ignorance, involuntary error;” and then error or fault in general - the same as the Hebrew משׁגה mishgeh - from שׁגה shaagah - “to err.” The object was to make expiation for all the errors and sins of the people, and this occurred once in the year. The repetition of these sacrifices was a constant remembrancer of sin, and the design was that neither the priests nor the people should lose sight of the fact that they were violators of the Law of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 9:7. But into the second — That is, the holy of holies, or second part of the tabernacle, the high priest alone, once every year, that is, on one day in the year only, which was the day on which the general atonement was made. The high priest could enter into this place only on one day in the year; but on that day he might enter several times. See Leviticus 16:0.

Not without blood — The day prescribed by the law for this great solemnity was the tenth of the month Tisri, in which the high priest brought in the incense or perfumes, which he placed on the golden censer; he brought also the blood of the bullock; and sprinkled some portion of it seven times before the ark, and the veil which separated the holy place from the holy of holies. See Leviticus 16:14. He then came out, and, taking some of the blood of the goat which had been sacrificed, he sprinkled it between the veil and the ark of the covenant, Leviticus 16:15.

Which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people — Ὑπερ των του λαου αγνοηματων· For transgressions of which they were not conscious: there were so many niceties in the ritual worship of the Jews, and so many ways in which they might offend against the law and incur guilt, that it was found necessary to institute sacrifices to atone for these sins of ignorance. And as the high priest was also clothed with infirmity, he required to have an interest in the same sacrifice, on the same account. This was a national sacrifice; and by it the people understood that they were absolved from all the errors of the past year, and that they now had a renewed right of access to the mercy-seat.


 
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