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Hebrews 3

Heb. 3:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
to whom
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
swaref he
omnuo (Greek #3660)
to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath
KJV usage: swear.
Pronounce: om-noo'-o
Origin: but obsolete ὄμω, for which another prolonged form ὀμόω (om-o'-o) is used in certain tenses
that
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
they should
eiserchomai (Greek #1525)
to enter (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X arise, come (in, into), enter in(-to), go in (through).
Pronounce: ice-er'-khom-ahee
Origin: from 1519 and 2064
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
enter
eiserchomai (Greek #1525)
to enter (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X arise, come (in, into), enter in(-to), go in (through).
Pronounce: ice-er'-khom-ahee
Origin: from 1519 and 2064
into
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
his
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
rest
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
katapausis (Greek #2663)
reposing down, i.e. (by Hebraism) abode
KJV usage: rest.
Pronounce: kat-ap'-ow-sis
Origin: from 2664
, but
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
to them that believed not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
apeitheo (Greek #544)
to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)
KJV usage: not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving.
Pronounce: ap-i-theh'-o
Origin: from 545
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Deut. 1:34‑35• 34And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying,
 35None among these men, this evil generation, shall in any wise see that good land, which I swore to give unto your fathers! (Deut. 1:34‑35)

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to whom.
Heb. 3:11• 11so I swore in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest. (Heb. 3:11)
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Num. 14:30• 30shall in no wise come into the land, concerning which I have lifted up my hand to make you dwell in it; save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. (Num. 14:30)
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Deut. 1:34‑35• 34And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and swore, saying,
 35None among these men, this evil generation, shall in any wise see that good land, which I swore to give unto your fathers! (Deut. 1:34‑35)
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Num. 14:11• 11And Jehovah said to Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe me, for all the signs which I have done among them? (Num. 14:11)
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Num. 20:12• 12And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to hallow me before the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land that I have given them. (Num. 20:12)
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Deut. 1:26‑32• 26But ye would not go up, and rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God;
 27and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
 28Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, They are a people greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
 29And I said unto you, Be not afraid, neither fear them;
 30Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
 31and in the wilderness where thou hast seen that Jehovah thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came to this place.
 32But In this thing ye did not believe Jehovah your God, (Deut. 1:26‑32)
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Deut. 9:23• 23And when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you, ye rebelled against the word of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. (Deut. 9:23)
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Psa. 106:24‑26• 24And they despised the pleasant land; they believed not his word,
 25But murmured in their tents: they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
 26And he lifted up his hand to them, that he would make them fall in the wilderness; (Psa. 106:24‑26)
• It is not meant isolated acts, but insubjection to Himself; just the opposite of what Romans 1 calls the obedience of faith, now especially as He has revealed Himself in grace in the Lord Jesus. (“Hebrews 3:14-19” by W. Kelly)
• Where there is life, God warns by His Spirit (as in this epistle), He chastises and restores. Where it was only an outward influence, a faith devoid of life, and the conscience not reached, it is abandoned. (“Hebrews 3” by J.N. Darby)
• Thus we learn the root sin was unbelief. The unbelief left them exposed to their sins, and sins hardened their hearts. (“The Wilderness That Calls for the Service of Christ: Hebrews 3:7-19” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who had not hearkened to the wordb?

JND Translation Notes

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Apeitheo. see Note e, John 3.36. "Who had not hearkened to the word" is, I apprehend, the true force here. It is taken from the LXX, Num. 14.43 and Deut. 1.26, which refer to the occasion on which God declared their carcases should fall in the wilderness.

W. Kelly Translation

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And to whom swore he that they should not enter into his rest but to those that disobeyed?