Hebrews 9:19

Hebrews 9:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
• New International Version (NIV)When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

Context of Hebrews 9:19

17The agreement only has authority after the death of the person who made it. It has no authority while that person is still alive. 18So even God's first agreement with his people needed the blood of an animal. The agreement only had authority after a death. It was like this. Moses read God's laws aloud to all Israel's people. He told them every rule that God had given them. After that, Moses killed some young cows and goats. He took some of their blood and he mixed it with water. He threw some of the blood to drop onto the book of God's laws. He also caused some to drop onto all the people. He used red sheep's hair and some small branches of a plant called hyssop to throw the blood and water. 20When Moses did this, he said to the people, ‘This blood shows that God's agreement with you has authority.’ 21In the same way, Moses threw some of the blood onto the tabernacle. He also caused blood to drop onto all the things that the priests used to serve God there.

Hebrews 9:19 word by word

λαληθείσης γὰρ πάσης ἐντολῆς κατὰ τὸν νόμον ὑπὸ Μωϋσέως παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, λαβὼν τὸ αἷμα τῶν μόσχων καὶ τῶν τράγων μετὰ ὕδατος καὶ ἐρίου κοκκίνου καὶ ὑσσώπου, αὐτό τε τὸ βιβλίον καὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν ἐρράντισενRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whenλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• ·ὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• preceptἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• toὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• toλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• he tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• of calvesμόσχοςmoschos · calfG3448
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• of goatsτράγοςtragos · he-goatG5131
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
• scarletκόκκινοςkokkinos · scarletG2847
• woolἔριονerion · woolG2053
• hyssopὕσσωποςhussōpos · hyssopG5301
• sprinkledῥαντίζωrhantizō · to sprinkleG4472
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• the bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:19

• Hebrews 9:12Christ went into the Most Holy Place on our behalf. He did this once, for all time. He did not take with him the blood of goats or young cows when he went in there. Instead, he took the blood of his own death to offer to God. In that way, he made us free from sin for ever.
• Hebrews 10:4We know that the blood of bulls and of goats cannot remove the punishment for sins.
• Exodus 24:5Moses sent young Israelite men to burn animals there, as offerings to the Lord. They also killed young bulls as friendship offerings to the Lord.
• Leviticus 1:2The Lord said, ‘Speak to Israel's people. Tell them this. When a person gives an animal to the Lord, it must be a cow or a sheep or a goat.
• Leviticus 3:6If a person wants to give a sheep to the Lord as a friendship offering, it must be perfect. The person can give a male animal or a female animal to the Lord.
• Leviticus 16:14He must take with him blood from the bull. He must use his finger to shake the blood. He must shake it onto the lid of the Covenant Box. He must shake the blood in front of the lid of the Covenant Box. He must shake it seven times with his finger.
• Leviticus 14:4he must speak to the person. He must tell the person that he must bring two birds. They must be birds that are good for food. The birds must be alive. They must also bring wood from the cedar tree, red wool and some hyssop.
• Numbers 19:6The priest must take some wood, some plants and some red wool. He must throw them on the fire.
• Matthew 27:28They removed Jesus' clothes from him. They put a dark red coat on him.
• Mark 15:17Then they put a dark red coat on Jesus. They used some branches with thorns to make a crown for him. They put it on his head.
• John 19:2The soldiers used some branches with thorns to make a crown for Jesus. They put it on his head. Then put a dark red coat on him too. They did all this as if he was a king.
• Exodus 12:22Put the blood into a dish. Then take a branch of hyssop. Make it wet with the blood that is in the dish. Then put some of the blood on the wood that is round your door. Nobody must go out of the door of his house until the morning.
• Numbers 19:18Then a person who is clean must take hyssop. He must put it into the water. Then he must use it to splash the water on the tent and on everything that is in it. He must also splash the water on all the people who have been there. And he must splash it on the person who touched the bone or the dead body or the grave.
• Psalms 51:7Splash water over me with a hyssop plant, and I will be really clean. Wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
• Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, who brought the new agreement from God to his people. In that agreement, the blood of Jesus' death makes us clean from our sins. It tells us that God has forgiven us. When Cain killed his brother Abel, Abel's blood brought God's punishment. So we see that Jesus' blood brought us something much better than that.
• Exodus 24:8Then Moses used the blood in the bowls to splash on the people. He said, ‘This blood shows that you accept the covenant that the Lord has made with you. You agree to obey the rules of his covenant.’

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19When Moses had spoken every precept - The place to which the apostle alludes is Exodus 24:4-8, where the reader is requested to consult the notes. And sprinkled both the book - The sprinkling of the book is not mentioned in the place to which the apostle refers, (see above), nor did it in fact take place. The words , and the book itself, should be referred to , having taken, and not to ̔, he sprinkled; the verse should therefore be read thus: For after…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people - When he had recited all the Law, and had given all the commandments entrusted him to deliver; Exodus 24:3. He took the blood of calves and of goats - This passage has given great perplexity to commentators from the fact that Moses in his account of the transactions connected with the ratification of the covenant with the people, Matthew 15:2), yet they doubtless had many that were true; (4)in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The solemn transactions between God and man, are sometimes called a covenant, here a testament, which is a willing deed of a person, bestowing legacies on such persons as are described, and it only takes effect upon his death. Thus Christ died, not only to obtain the blessings of salvation for us, but to give power to the disposal of them. All, by sin, were become guilty before God, had forfeited every thing that is good; but God, willing to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19put into effect: Exodus 24:3–8 describes Moses starting the old covenant using the blood of a sacrifice. Hebrews is the only ancient source that says Moses sprinkled the book of God's law (see Exodus 24:6–8). Hyssop branches have blue flowers and strong-smelling leaves. People used them with sacrifices for cleansing (Exodus 12:22; Leviticus 14:4; Numbers 19:6, 18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. For--confirming the general truth, He 9:16. spoken ... according to the law--strictly adhering to every direction of "the law of commandments contained in ordinances" (Ep 2:15). Compare Ex 24:3, "Moses told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments; and all the people answered with one voice," &c. the blood of calves--Greek, "the calves," namely, those sacrificed by the "young men" whom he sent to do so (Ex 24:5). The "peace…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:19

• Atonement
• Blood
• Colors
• Hyssop
• Law
• Offerings
• Purification
• Sprinkling
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Types

In the dictionaries

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• Baptism, Christian
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• Blood
• Goat
• High priest
• Hyssop
• Ordinance
• Purification

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