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        but into the inner,[a]
    once a year,

the kohen gadol alone[b]—and not without blood which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins[c] of the people. By this the Ruach ha-Kodesh makes clear that the way into the Holies has not yet been revealed while the first tent is still standing. It is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly, gifts and sacrifices are being offered that cannot make the worshiper perfect with respect to conscience.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:7 Lit. second, i.e. the Holy of Holies; cf. Lev. 16:2, 34.
  2. Hebrews 9:7 cf. Exod. 30:10; Lev. 16:15, 34.
  3. Hebrews 9:7 cf. Num. 15:22, 30.