Hebrews 9:3

Hebrews 9:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
• New International Version (NIV)Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All,

Context of Hebrews 9:3

1The first therefore also indeed had ordinances of service, and the sanctuary, a worldly one. 2For a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which [were] both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy; but after the second veil a tabernacle which is called Holy of holies, 4having a golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, covered round in every part with gold, in which [were] the golden pot that had the manna, and the rod of Aaron that had sprouted, and the tables of the covenant; 5and above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now [the time] to speak in detail.

Hebrews 9:3 word by word

μετὰ δὲ τὸ δεύτερον καταπέτασμα σκηνὴ ἡ λεγομένη ἅγια ἁγίωνRead the interlinear

• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• veilκαταπέτασμαkatapetasma · curtainG2665
• tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:3

• Hebrews 6:19which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
• Hebrews 10:20the new and living way which he has dedicated for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,
• Exodus 26:31And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; of artistic work shall it be made, with cherubim.
• Exodus 36:35And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus: of artistic work he made it [with] cherubim.
• Exodus 40:3And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and byssus, and made cherubim upon it.
• Isaiah 25:7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the veil which veileth all the peoples, and the covering that is spread over all the nations.
• Matthew 27:51And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,
• Hebrews 9:8the Holy Spirit shewing this, that the way of the [holy of] holies has not yet been made manifest while as yet the first tabernacle has [its] standing;
• Hebrews 10:19Having therefore, brethren, boldness for entering into the [holy of] holies by the blood of Jesus,
• 1 Kings 8:6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim;

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And after the second veil - The first veil, of which the apostle has not yet spoken, was at the entrance of the holy place, and separated the temple from the court, and prevented the people, and even the Levites, from seeing what was in the holy place. The second veil, of which the apostle speaks here, separated the holy place from the holy of holies. The tabernacle, which is called the Holiest of all - That is, that part of the tabernacle which is called…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And after the second veil - There were two “veils” to the tabernacle. The one which is described in Exodus 26:36-37, was called “the hanging for the door of the tent,” and was made of “blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,” and was suspended on five pillars of shittim-wood, overlaid with gold. This answered for a door to the whole tabernacle. The second or inner veil, here referred to, divided the holy from the most holy place. This is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3At the back of the first room of the tabernacle was a curtain that separated it from the second room, called the Most Holy Place (Exodus 26:31–33). This curtain was a sacred barrier. Only the high priest could go behind it into the Most Holy Place, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement (Hebrews 9:7; see Exodus 30:6, 10; Leviticus 16:2–34; 23:27–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. And--Greek, "But." after--behind; within. second veil--There were two veils or curtains, one before the Holy of Holies (catapetasma), here alluded to, the other before the tabernacle door (calumma). called--as opposed to "the true."Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:3

• Ark
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• Tabernacle
• Temple
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Commentaries on Hebrews 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings