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-\v 1 Now even the first covenant had a place for worship here on earth and regulations for worship. 
-\v 2 For in the tabernacle there was a room prepared, the outer room, which is called the holy place. In this place were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the presence.
+\v 1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. 
+\v 2 For the tabernacle prepared. The first room, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the presence, was called the holy place.
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+\v 3 Behind the second curtain was another room, called the most holy place.
+\v 4 It had a golden altar for incense. It also had the ark of the covenant, which was completely overlaid with gold. Inside it was a golden jar holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
+\v 5 Above the ark of the covenant glorious cherubim overshadowed the atonement lid, which we cannot now describe in detail.
 
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-\v 3 And behind the second curtain was another room, called the most holy place.
-\v 4 It had a golden altar for incense. It also had the ark of the covenant, which was completely overlaid with gold. Inside it was a golden jar holding the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
-\v 5 Above the ark of the covenant figures of glorious cherubim hovered over the atonement lid, which we cannot now describe in detail.
+\v 6 After these things were prepared, the priests always entered the outer room of the tabernacle to perform their services.
+\v 7 But the high priest entered the second room alone once each year, and not without that he offered for himself and for the people's unintentional offenses.
 
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-\v 6 After these things have been prepared, the priests regularly enter the outer room of the tabernacle to perform their services.
-\v 7 But the high priest enters the second room alone once each year, and not without offering a blood sacrifice for himself and for the people's unintentional offenses.
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-\v 8 The Holy Spirit is demonstrating that the way into the most holy place has not yet been revealed as long as the first tabernacle is still standing.
-\v 9 This is an illustration for the present time. Both the gifts and sacrifices that are now being offered are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience. 
-\v 10 They are only food and drink, connected to various sorts of ceremonial washing. These were all regulations for the flesh that were provided until the new order would be put in place.
+\v 8 The Holy Spirit was make it clear that the way into the most holy place had not yet been revealed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.
+\v 9 This was an illustration for the present time. Both the gifts and sacrifices that are now being offered are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience. 
+\v 10 They are only concerned with food and drink and various sorts of ceremonial washing. These were all regulations for the flesh that were provided until the new order would be created.
 
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-\v 11 Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, through the greater and more perfect sacred tent that is not made by human hands, one not belonging to this created world.
-\v 12 It was not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood that Christ entered into the most holy place one time for everyone and secured our everlasting redemption.
+\v 11 Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come. He came through the greater and more perfect sacred tent that is not made by human hands, one not belonging to this created world.
+\v 12 It was not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood that Christ entered into the most holy place once for all and secured our everlasting redemption.
 
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-\v 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer's ashes on those who are ritually unclean dedicates them to God and makes their body clean,
+\v 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer's ashes on those who are ritually unclean dedicates them to God for the cleansing of their flesh,
 \v 14 how much more will Christ's blood, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead deeds to serve the living God?
-\v 15 For this reason, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant. This is because a death has taken place to free those under the first covenant from the penalty of their sins, so that those called by God might receive the promise of their eternal inheritance.
+\v 15 For this reason, he is the mediator of a new covenant. This is so that, since a death has taken place to free those under the first covenant from their sins, those who are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
 
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 \v 16 For where someone leaves behind a will, it is necessary to prove the death of that person who made it.