Hebrews 9:7 meaning and explanation
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.
Hebrews 9:7, Berean Standard Bible
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The writer describes the old covenant's Day of Atonement, when Israel's high priest alone passed behind the curtain into the Most Holy Place, and only once each year. He carried blood, first for his own sins and then for the people's, including sins committed without realizing it.
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