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Hebrews 9:2
2Israel's people made a special tent for God. The first room in that tent was called the holy place. The special lampstand was in this room. The special table with the bread which they offered to God was there too.
Hebrews 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
- New International Version (NIV)A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called the Holy Place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary;
Context of Hebrews 9:2
1The first agreement included rules about how people should worship God. It also spoke about a special place for people to worship God on this earth. Israel's people made a special tent for God. The first room in that tent was called the holy place. The special lampstand was in this room. The special table with the bread which they offered to God was there too. 3Behind a second curtain, there was a very special room. It was called the Most Holy Place. 4The gold altar for incense was in there. The Covenant Box was there too. The box had gold on all its sides. Inside the box was the gold pot that contained the special food called manna. The box also contained Aaron's stick that had grown leaves. It also contained the two flat stones on which God had written the rules of his agreement with his people.
Read all of Hebrews 9Hebrews 9:2 word by word
σκηνὴ γὰρ κατεσκευάσθη ἡ πρώτη ἐν ᾗ ἥ τε λυχνία καὶ ἡ τράπεζα καὶ ἡ πρόθεσις τῶν ἄρτων, ἥτις λέγεται ἅγια.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- there wasκατασκευάζωkataskeuazō · to prepareG2680
- a tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
- the firstὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- whereinἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- ·τεte · and/bothG5037
- the candlestickλυχνίαluchnia · lampstandG3087
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the tableτράπεζαtrapeza · tableG5132
- the shewbreadπρόθεσιςprothesis · purposeG4286
- the shewbreadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- is calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
- the sanctuaryἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
Cross-references for Hebrews 9:2
- Exodus 26:1Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of very good linen. Also use blue, purple and red material. Tell a worker to use special skills to make pictures of cherubs on the curtains.
- Exodus 29:1When you make the priests God's special servants, do it in this way: Take a young bull and two male sheep. They must not have anything wrong with them.
- Exodus 36:8All the workers who had special skills made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They used very good linen, as well as blue, purple and red material. They made beautiful pictures of cherubs on the curtains.
- Exodus 39:32So the workers finished making everything for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. The Israelites made everything exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 40:2‘On the first day of the first month, put up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
- Exodus 25:23Use acacia wood to make a table. It must be one 1 metre long, 50 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.
- Exodus 26:35Put the special table in the Holy Place, outside the curtain. It will be on the north side of the tabernacle. Put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
- Exodus 37:10Bezalel used acacia wood to make the special table. It was 1 metre long, 50 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.
- Exodus 39:36They brought the special table with all its dishes, and the special bread to put on the table for the Lord.
- Exodus 40:4Bring in the special table and put the dishes on it. Then bring in the lampstand. Fix its lamps on it.
- Leviticus 24:5The people must bake 12 loaves of bread. They must use the best flour. They must weigh the flour for each loaf. They must use two tenths (2/10) of an ephah (4 litres).
- Exodus 26:33Hang the top of the curtain from the rings. Put the Covenant Box behind the curtain, in the Most Holy Place. The curtain will hang between the Most Holy Place and the Holy Place so that they are separate.
Commentaries on Hebrews 9:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein - The sense is here very obscure, and the construction involved: leaving out all punctuation, which is the case with all the very ancient MSS., the verse stands thus: ̔ ̔ͅ ̔ , . . . which I suppose an indifferent person, who understood the language, would without hesitation render, For, there was the first tabernacle constructed, in which were the candlestick, etc. And this tabernacle or dwelling may be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For there was a tabernacle made - The word “tabernacle” properly means a tent, a booth, or a hut, and was then given by way of eminence to the tent for public worship made by Moses in the wilderness. For a description of this, see Hebrews 9:3 to denote the “inner” sanctuary, or holy of holies. The tabernacle, like the temple afterward, was divided into two parts by the veil Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:33, one of which was called “the holy place,” and the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Israel's tabernacle was a tent with two rooms (see Exodus 25–31; 35:1–40:38). the lampstand: Exodus 25:31–40; 26:35. the table: Exodus 25:23–30. The priests entered the Holy Place daily to perform their ritual duties (Hebrews 9:6; see Exodus 28:43; Numbers 28:3–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Defining "the worldly tabernacle." a tabernacle--"the tabernacle." made--built and furnished. the first--the anterior tabernacle. candlestick ... table--typifying light and life (Ex 25:31-39). The candlestick consisted of a shaft and six branches of gold, seven in all, the bowls made like almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch. It was carried in Vespasian's triumph, and the figure is to be seen on Titus' arch at Rome. The table of shittim…Read the comment
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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
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