Lamsa(i)
1 THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service and a worldly sanctuary.
2 For the first tabernacle which was made, had in it the candlestick, and the table and the shewbread; and it was called the sanctuary.
3 But the inner tabernacle, which is within the veil of the second door, was called the Holy of Holies.
4 And there was in it the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant all overlaid with gold, and in it was the golden pot containing the manna, and AaronÆs rod which sprouted, and the tablets of the covenant;
5 And over it the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat; now is not the time to describe how these things were made.
6 The priests always entered into the outer tabernacle and performed their service of worship;
7 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.
8 By this the Holy Spirit revealed that the way of the saints would not yet be made known, so long as the old tabernacle remained;
9 Which was the symbol for that time, now past, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not make perfect the conscience of him who offered them,