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Hebrews 9

Heb. 9:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
verily
men (Greek #3303)
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with 1161 (this one, the former, etc.)
KJV usage: even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily. Often compounded with other particles in an intensive or asseverative sense.
Pronounce: men
Origin: a primary particle
the first
protos (Greek #4413)
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
KJV usage: before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.
Pronounce: pro'-tos
Origin: contracted superlative of 4253
covenant had
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
also
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
πordinances
dikaioma (Greek #1345)
an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision
KJV usage: judgment, justification, ordinance, righteousness.
Pronounce: dik-ah'-yo-mah
Origin: from 1344
of divine service
latreia (Greek #2999)
ministration of God, i.e. worship
KJV usage: (divine) service.
Pronounce: lat-ri'-ah
Origin: from 3000
, and
te (Greek #5037)
both or also (properly, as correlation of 2532)
KJV usage: also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.
Pronounce: teh
Origin: a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition
a
hagion (Greek #39)
a sacred thing (i.e. spot)
KJV usage: holiest (of all), holy place, sanctuary.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-on
Origin: neuter of 40
worldly
kosmikos (Greek #2886)
terrene ("cosmic"), literally (mundane) or figuratively (corrupt)
KJV usage: worldly.
Pronounce: kos-mee-kos'
Origin: from 2889 (in its secondary sense)
sanctuary
hagion (Greek #39)
a sacred thing (i.e. spot)
KJV usage: holiest (of all), holy place, sanctuary.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-on
Origin: neuter of 40
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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
h
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or, ceremonies.
h
Ex. 25:8•  (Ex. 25:8)

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Covenant,
Divine,
Ordinance,
Sanctuary

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-10:  The description of the rites and bloody sacrifices of the law;
11-28:  which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the blood and sacrifice of Christ.
the first.
Heb. 8:7,13• 7For if that first was faultless, no place had been sought for a second.
 13In his saying, New, he hath made the first old; but that which groweth old and aged [is] near disappearing. (Heb. 8:7,13)
had.
Heb. 9:10• 10only with meats and drinks and different washings, ordinances of flesh imposed until a season of rectification. (Heb. 9:10)
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Lev. 18:3‑4,30•  (Lev. 18:3‑4,30)
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Lev. 22:9•  (Lev. 22:9)
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Num. 9:12•  (Num. 9:12)
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Ezek. 43:11•  (Ezek. 43:11)
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Luke 1:6• 6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. (Luke 1:6)
ordinances.
or, ceremonies.
and.
Heb. 9:10‑11• 10only with meats and drinks and different washings, ordinances of flesh imposed until a season of rectification.
 11But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation), (Heb. 9:10‑11)
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Heb. 8:2• 2minister of the holies and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, not man. (Heb. 8:2)
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Ex. 25:8•  (Ex. 25:8)
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Col. 2:8• 8See that there shall be no one that leadeth you a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ. (Col. 2:8)
• The Jewish system had divine sanction till Christ came, accomplished His work, and took His seat on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens. Ritualism in the Christian congregation is not only ignorance but contempt, however unwitting, of the gospel as well as of the church, and what is graver still, of Christ's work and priesthood. (“Hebrews 9:1-5” by W. Kelly)
• The writer, with a heart full of the truth and of the importance of that truth, teaches the value and the extent of the sacrifice of Christ... These three results are presented: first, the opened way into the sanctuary was manifested, that is, access to God Himself, where He is; second, the purification of the conscience; third, an eternal redemption (I may add the promise of an eternal inheritance). (“Hebrews 9” by J.N. Darby)
• We are viewed as on earth, and being on earth we have free and full access to God in the sanctuary. We go in perfect liberty to God, where His holiness dwells, and where nothing that is contrary to Him can be admitted. What happiness! (“Hebrews 9” by J.N. Darby)
• Now in chapter 9 he presents the new sacrifice of Christ in all its infinite value, together with the new sanctuary to which the sacrifice of Christ gives access. (“The New Sacrifice and the New Sanctuary: Hebrews 9” by H. Smith)
• It was essentially “a worldly sanctuary.” By its beauty, its elaborate ritual and impressive ceremonies, it made special appeal to the natural man, and was thus entirely suited to this world. (“The Earthly Sanctuary With Its Carnal Sacrifices: Hebrews 9:1-7” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of servicec, and the sanctuary, a worldly oned.

JND Translation Notes

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c
Latreia, from the same root as latreuo in ver. 6, see Note e.
d
The form of words here is greatly disputed. The grammatical order would require it to be translated "the holy universal order"; but the word, it is contended, does not exist with this sense. I have not ventured so to translate it. I doubt it to be the same as kosmion, "ornament." Kosmos is "the world," from the order which is in it. The tabernacle represented all this order, the pattern of heavenly things. Hence, if kosmikon be used, a neuter adjective for a substantive, or coined in this use, it would mean "the holy order of the tabernacle, which represented the vast scene in which God's glory is displayed in Christ." If not, we must say, "and the sanctuary, a worldly one." "A worldly sanctuary" is not the sense. "A worldly sanctuary" it is not, according to regular grammar and the constant usage of the Greek language.

W. Kelly Translation

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The first thena also had ordinances of service, and its sanctuary worldlyb.

WK Translation Notes

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a
The KJV did not follow the T. R. in acknowledging the word tabernacle. Like the Revisers, it supplies "covenant."
b
The rendering in the KJV is untenable; it should be, "the sanctuary a worldly one," rather than "its sanctuary, a sanctuary of this world."