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If he follows these instructions, he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that <i>is</i> upon the testimony, that he die not:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that <i>is</i> on the Testimony, lest he die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, so that the cloud of incense may cover the atoning cover that is on <i>the ark of</i> the testimony, otherwise he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the ark of the testimony, otherwise he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on <i>the ark of</i> the testimony, lest he die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on <i>the ark of</i> the testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and put the incense on the fire [in the censer] before the LORD, so that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on [the ark of] the Testimony, otherwise he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, so that the cloud of incense covers the mercy seat that is over the testimony, or else he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, so that the cloud of incense covers the mercy seat that is over the testimony, or else he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There you will present them to me by placing the incense on the coals, so that the place of mercy will be covered with a cloud of smoke. Do this, or you will die right there! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he will put the incense on the fire in the LORD's presence. The cloud of incense will cover the throne of mercy, which is over the words of God's promise, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There in the LORD's presence he shall put the incense on the fire, and the smoke of the incense will hide the lid of the Covenant Box so that he will not see it and die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then he is to place the incense over the fire in the LORD's presence, ensuring that the smoke from the incense covers the Mercy Seat, according to regulation, so he won't die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must then put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the atonement plate which is above the ark of the testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he may not die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the covenant, so that he will not die. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has put the incense on the fire before YHWH, and the cloud of the incense has covered the propitiatory covering which [is] on the Testimony, and he does not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath put the perfume on the fire before Jehovah, and the cloud of the perfume hath covered the mercy-seat which is on the testimony, and he dieth not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he gave the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, and the cloud of incense covered the vail which was upon the testimonies; and he shall not die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That when the perfumes are put upon the fire, the cloud and vapour thereof may cover the oracle, which is over the testimony, and he may not die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that when the aromatics are placed upon the fire, its cloud and vapor may cover the oracle, which is above the testimony, and he may not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />there before the LORD he shall put incense on the fire, so that a cloud of incense may shield the cover that is over the covenant, else he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the covenant, or he will die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall put incense on the fire in the presence of LORD JEHOVAH and the cloud of incense shall cover the Mercy Seat above the Testimony and he shall not die:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the ark-cover that is upon the testimony, that he die not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense shall cover the mercy-seat over the tables of testimony, and he shall not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/16-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=4326" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/16.htm">The Sin Offering for the Priest</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He is to put</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">the incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: hā·’êš (Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">the fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ă·nan (N-msc) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">and the cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">of incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wə·ḵis·sāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">will cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/3727.htm" title="3727: hak·kap·pō·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Propitiatory. From kaphar; a lid.">the mercy seat</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/5715.htm" title="5715: hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Testimony. Feminine of ed; testimony.">the Testimony,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that he will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">die.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-10</a></span><br />“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. / It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. / Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Hebrews 9:3-4</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21-22</a></span><br />Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. / And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-48</a></span><br />Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. / He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-26.htm">Exodus 40:26-27</a></span><br />Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil, / and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a></span><br />The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Isaiah 6:4</a></span><br />At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/28-29.htm">Exodus 28:29-30</a></span><br />Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD. / And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Luke 1:9-11</a></span><br />he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. / And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. / Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-42.htm">Exodus 29:42-43</a></span><br />For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you. / I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a></span><br />May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, that he die not:</p><p class="hdg">and he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1,7,8</a></b></br> And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: <i>of</i> shittim wood shalt thou make it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-7.htm">Numbers 16:7,18,46</a></b></br> And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be <i>that</i> the man whom the LORD doth choose, he <i>shall be</i> holy: <i>ye take</i> too much upon you, ye sons of Levi… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3,4</a></b></br> And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer <i>it</i> with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne… </p><p class="hdg">the cloud</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21</a></b></br> And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a></b></br> Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast <i>our</i> profession… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a></b></br> Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Ark-Cover</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/genesis/37-26.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Die</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Mercy-Seat</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-49.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Otherwise</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-20.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/exodus/40-21.htm">Testimony</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Ark-Cover</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-8.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-27.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Mercy-Seat</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-42.htm">Otherwise</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-25.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-25.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Testimony</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-1.htm">how the high priest must enter into the holy place</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">The sin offering for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">The sin offering for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-20.htm">The scapegoat</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">The yearly feast of the expiations</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The incense represents the prayers and intercessions of the people, symbolizing a pleasing aroma to God. The act of placing incense on the fire signifies the priest's role as a mediator between God and the people. The fire, often associated with God's presence, purifies and sanctifies the offering. This ritual underscores the holiness required to approach God, emphasizing the need for reverence and obedience.<p><b>and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony</b><br>The cloud of incense serves as a protective barrier, shielding the high priest from the direct presence of God, which dwells above the mercy seat. The mercy seat, located on the Ark of the Covenant, is where God would meet with the high priest. The Testimony refers to the tablets of the Law inside the Ark. This imagery highlights the separation between a holy God and sinful humanity, necessitating a mediator. The cloud also symbolizes God's glory and presence, reminiscent of the cloud that led the Israelites in the wilderness.<p><b>so that he will not die</b><br>This phrase underscores the seriousness of approaching God without proper preparation and reverence. The high priest's life depended on following God's instructions precisely, reflecting the holiness and justice of God. This requirement points to the need for a perfect mediator, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who provides believers with access to God without fear of death. The emphasis on life and death in this context illustrates the gravity of sin and the necessity of atonement.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The high priest who performs the rituals on the Day of Atonement, including the burning of incense.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who commands the rituals and whose presence is symbolized by the mercy seat.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mercy_seat.htm">The Mercy Seat</a></b><br>The cover of the Ark of the Covenant, representing God's throne and presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_testimony.htm">The Testimony</a></b><br>Refers to the tablets of the Ten Commandments inside the Ark, symbolizing God's covenant with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_atonement.htm">The Day of Atonement</a></b><br>An annual event where the high priest makes atonement for the sins of Israel, entering the Holy of Holies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>The need for incense to cover the mercy seat highlights God's holiness and the separation between God and sinful humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>Aaron's actions prefigure Christ's role as our High Priest, who intercedes on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The specific instructions for the incense offering emphasize the importance of following God's commands precisely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_incense.htm">Symbolism of Incense</a></b><br>Incense represents prayer and worship, reminding believers of the importance of approaching God with reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/atonement_and_forgiveness.htm">Atonement and Forgiveness</a></b><br>The Day of Atonement points to the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, encouraging believers to seek forgiveness and reconciliation with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_propitiation_mean.htm">What does propitiation mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_leviticus_incense.htm">If Leviticus 16:12–13 insists on specific incense to prevent death, why is no physical evidence found of such a precise requirement in archaeological sites? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_moses'_tabernacle.htm">What was Moses' Tabernacle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_the_book_of_james.htm">What does Jesus as propitiation for our sins mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">And he shall put the incense.</span>--The high priest now threw the incense upon the coals in the censer, in the Holy of Holies, and stayed there till the whole place was filled with a cloud of smoke, taking special care that the mercy seat and the cherubim should be enveloped in the cloud. Whereupon he left the Holy of Holies, walking backward, with his face to the holy place and his back to the Temple. Upon his emerging from within the second vail, and arriving in the Holy place, he pronounced the following prayer :--"May it please Thee, O Lord my God, that if this year was intended to be one of drought, it be one of rain. May he who rules over the house of Judah not die. May Thy people not be in want, so that one should beg bread from another or from strangers; and let not the prayers of travellers come before Thee" [because they pray that no rain may fall].<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/16-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He is to put</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֧ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the incense</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקְּטֹ֛רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7004.htm">Strong's 7004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fire</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנַ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of incense</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקְּטֹ֗רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7004.htm">Strong's 7004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will cover</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִסָּ֣ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵis·sāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mercy seat</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kap·pō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3727.htm">Strong's 3727: </a> </span><span class="str2">Propitiatory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">above</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the testimony,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵד֖וּת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5715.htm">Strong's 5715: </a> </span><span class="str2">Testimony</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that he will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">die.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/16-13.htm">Leviticus 16:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/16-13.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 16:13 And he shall put the incense (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 16:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/16-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 16:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 16:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>