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 agreement included rules about how people should worship God. It also spoke about a special place for people to worship God on this earth. 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. Behind 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. 5The shapes of two special angels stood on the top of the box. They were made from gold and they showed that God was there with great power. The angels held out their wings over the lid of the box. That lid was the place where God forgave the people's sins. But we cannot explain everything about these things now.

Hebrews 9:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• theκαταπέτασμαkatapetasma · curtainG2665
• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• the tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• which is calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• the Holiest of allἅγιοςhagios · holyG40

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:3

• Hebrews 6:19We can be completely sure about those good things that we hope to receive. That keeps our thoughts strong, because we know that our life is safe with God. It is like an anchor that keeps a ship safe. When we hope like that, we know that we will one day arrive in God's special place in heaven. That is like the special place behind the curtain in the tabernacle.
• Hebrews 10:20Jesus has opened a new way for us to come near to God. That way gives us life with God. It leads us through the curtain into God's Most Holy Place. Jesus opened that curtain for us when he offered his own body to God as a sacrifice.
• Exodus 26:31Use blue, purple and red material and good linen to make a special curtain. A worker must use special skills to make pictures of cherubs on it.
• Exodus 36:35The workers used blue, purple and red material, and good linen to make a special curtain. A worker used special skills to make pictures of cherubs on it.
• Exodus 40:3Put the Covenant Box in the tabernacle and hide it behind the special curtain.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14Solomon's workers used blue, purple and red material and good linen to make a special curtain. It had pictures of cherubs on it.
• Isaiah 25:7On this mountain the Lord will take away the things that make all people sad. He will remove the cloth that covers the people of all nations.
• Matthew 27:51At that moment, the curtain inside the temple tore completely into two parts. It tore from the top down to the bottom. The ground shook and rocks broke into pieces.
• Hebrews 9:8In this way, God's Holy Spirit was showing that the most holy place was not yet open to everyone. While the tent with its first room was still there, those were the rules for people to worship God.
• Hebrews 10:19So then, Christian friends, we see that Jesus died as a sacrifice on our behalf. Because of that, we may go into God's Most Holy Place. We are not afraid to do that.
• 1 Kings 8:6Then the priests brought the Lord's Covenant Box to its proper place in the inside room of the temple. That was the Most Holy Place. They put it under the wings of the cherubs.

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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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