Bible Strands
Leviticus 16:3
This is how Aaron is to enter the Holy Place: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD instructs Moses to relay entry protocols to Aaron. This directive follows a warning in Leviticus 16:2 that unauthorized approach to the Most Holy Place results in death.
The words — The phrase בְּזֹאת (be./Zot) literally means "with this," establishing the required means. יָבֹא (ya.Vo'), "he will come," specifies Aaron's future action of entering the sanctuary.
The thread — Leviticus 4:3 mandates a young bull for the anointed priest's sin offering, mirroring this ritual requirement. Hebrews 9:24 contrasts this earthly entry with Christ's entry into heaven itself.
Why it lands — The text states that approaching the Holy Place requires specific sacrificial provisions and prescribed garments. A reader must recognize that divine presence demands strict adherence to the given protocol rather than voluntary or unprepared access.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 4:3 If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
- Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
- Leviticus 1:10 If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
- Leviticus 8:18 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Hebrews 9:7 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.
- Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
- Leviticus 8:14 Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.
- Leviticus 9:3 Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering,
- Numbers 29:7 On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
- Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.