2and the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
As in Leviticus 8:1–10:20, the laws are not revealed directly to the priests or even to the high priest, but to Moses. This underlines Moses' special place in Israel’s history. He is the great mediator between God and man.
2 and the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.