5 They serve a ^jcopy and ^kshadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, ^l“See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.”

23 Thus it was necessary for the ^bcopies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.