Lev 16:2 | NASB2020 | STEP | The Lord said to Moses : “Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil , before the atoning cover which is on the ark , or he will die ; for I will appear in the cloud over the atoning cover .

‏ Leviticus 16:2

2 The Lord said to Moses:

“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter ^aat ^{▼▼I.e., of his own choosing}any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the ^{▼▼Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement}atoning cover which is on the ark, or he will die; for ^dI will appear in the cloud over the ^{▼▼Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement}atoning cover.