NET Bible
"And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail."
— Hebrews 9:5, NET Bible
“And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.”
“and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak severally. ”
“and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can't speak now in detail.”
“And over it were the cherubims of glory overshadowing the propitiatory: of which it is not needful to speak now particularly.”
“And over it were the winged ones of glory with their wings covering the mercy-seat; about which it is not possible now to say anything in detail.”
“And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.”
For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place.
And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.
It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.
So with these things prepared like this, the priests enter continually into the outer tent as they perform their duties.
But only the high priest enters once a year into the inner tent, and not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing.