3. Behind the second veil was the tabernacle called the Holy of Holies,
4. in which were the gold altar of incense and the ark of the covenant entirely covered with gold. In it were the gold jar containing the manna, the staff of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tablets of the covenant.
5. Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the place of expiation. Now is not the time to speak of these in detail.
6. With these arrangements for worship, the priests, in performing their service, go into the outer tabernacle repeatedly,
7. but the high priest alone goes into the inner one once a year, not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people.