Hebrews 9:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: Once every year - the tenth day of the seventh month. "Once" means on the one occasion only. The two, or possibly more, entrances within the veil on that one day were regarded as parts of one whole.

Not without blood (Hebrews 8:3).

Offered - `offers.'

Errors, х agnoeematoon (G51)] - 'ignorances:' 'inadvertent errors.' They might have known, as the law was clearly promulged: they were bound to study it: so their ignorance was culpable (cf. Acts 3:17; Ephesians 4:18; 1 Peter 1:14). Though one's ignorance mitigate one's punishment (Luke 12:48), it does not wholly exempt from punishment.

Hebrews 9:7

7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: