Hebrews 9:2

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.
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place.

Context of Hebrews 9:2

1Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 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. 3Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place, 4having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron's staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

Hebrews 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 26:1"Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
• Exodus 29:1"Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish,
• Exodus 36:8And all the craftsmen among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns, with cherubim skillfully worked.
• Exodus 39:32Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did.
• Exodus 40:2"On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
• Exodus 25:23"You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
• Exodus 26:35And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side.
• Exodus 37:10He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
• Exodus 39:36the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
• Exodus 40:4And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
• Leviticus 24:5"You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf.
• Exodus 26:33And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy.

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

Topics related to Hebrews 9:2

• Ark
• Candlestick
• Church
• Offerings
• Priest
• Sanctuary
• Shewbread (Showbread)
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Bear
• High priest
• Holy place
• Ordinance
• Remission
• Sanctuary
• Stand
• Tabernacle
• Washing

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