The Meaning of Leviticus 16:2 Explained

Leviticus 16:2

KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

YLT: yea, Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Speak unto Aaron thy brother, and he cometh not in at all times unto the sanctuary within the vail, unto the front of the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark, and he dieth not, for in a cloud I am seen upon the mercy-seat.

Darby: and Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the sanctuary inside the veil before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark, that he die not; for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.

ASV: and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 16:2?

MEANING: What does Leviticus 16:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Leviticus 16:2 mean?

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What is the context of Leviticus 16:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

What does Leviticus 16:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 16:1-14 - The Offerings For Atonement Day

This chapter contains the ritual of the great Day of Atonement, when the high priest entered within the veil, and in virtue of the blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat, and still more of the faith exercised therein, Israel was cleansed from every sin before the Lord, Leviticus 16:30. The death of his two sons acted as a solemn warning that Aaron should not deviate from the prescribed ceremonial in the smallest particular.

Every step is worthy of notice, each illustrates some feature in the sacrifice of Calvary, each is meant by the Holy Spirit of God to signify something. See Hebrews 9:8-9. The first goat was "for the Lord," representing the work of Christ in its Godward aspect. The second, like the second bird in Leviticus 14:6, signified its manward aspect. It is necessary that we should personally avail ourselves of its efficacy. Our faith must "lay its hand on that dear head of thine!" It was necessary that Aaron, as himself a sinner, must first offer for his own sins; and his offerings had to be repeated every year. See the triumphant contrast of Hebrews 9:24.

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Chapter Summary: Leviticus 16

¹ how the high priest must enter into the holy place
¹¹ The sin offering for himself
¹⁵ The sin offering for the people
²⁰ The scapegoat
²⁹ The yearly feast of the expiations

What do the individual words in Leviticus 16:2 mean?

and said Yahweh to Moses Tell unto Aaron your brother and not to come at [just] any time into the Holy [Place] inside the veil before the face of the mercy seat which [is] on the ark and lest he die for in the cloud I will appear above the mercy seat

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֗ה דַּבֵּר֮ אֶל־ אַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִיךָ֒ וְאַל־ יָבֹ֤א בְכָל־ עֵת֙ אֶל־ הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ מִבֵּ֖ית לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת אֶל־ פְּנֵ֨י הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת אֲשֶׁ֤ר עַל־ הָאָרֹן֙ וְלֹ֣א יָמ֔וּת כִּ֚י בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן אֵרָאֶ֖ה עַל־ הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֜ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מֹשֶׁ֗ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
דַּבֵּר֮	Tell
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אֶל־	unto
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אַהֲרֹ֣ן	Aaron
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַהֲרֹון Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
אָחִיךָ֒	your brother
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
וְאַל־	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַל Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
יָבֹ֤א	to come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְכָל־	at [just] any
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
עֵת֙	time
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: עֵת Sense: time.
אֶל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ	the Holy [Place]
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: קֹדֶשׁ Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
מִבֵּ֖ית	inside
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת	the veil
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: פָּרֹכֶת Sense: curtain, veil.
אֶל־	before
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פְּנֵ֨י	the face of
Parse: Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת	the mercy seat
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: כַּפֹּרֶת Sense: mercy-seat, place of atonement.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	which [is]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
הָאָרֹן֙	the ark
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֲרֹון Sense: chest, ark.
וְלֹ֣א	and lest
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יָמ֔וּת	he die
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן	in the cloud
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָנָן Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.
אֵרָאֶ֖ה	I will appear
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
עַל־	above
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת	the mercy seat
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: כַּפֹּרֶת Sense: mercy-seat, place of atonement.

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