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Hebrews 9:5 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.”

Hebrews 9:5

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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;

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

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

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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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