Exodus 26:33

26:33 You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. ¹  The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. ² 

Exodus 27:21

27:21 In the tent of meeting ³  outside the curtain that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to arrange it from evening ⁴  to morning before the Lord. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for generations to come. ⁵ 

¹ tn The traditional expression is “within the veil,” literally “into the house (or area) of the (special) curtain.”

² tn Or “the Holy of Holies.”

³ tn The LXX has mistakenly rendered this name “the tent of the testimony.”

⁴ sn The lamps were to be removed in the morning so that the wicks could be trimmed and the oil replenished (30:7) and then lit every evening to burn through the night.

⁵ sn This is the first of several sections of priestly duties. The point is a simple one here: those who lead the worship use the offerings of the people to ensure that access to God is illumined regularly. The NT will make much of the symbolism of light.