Hebrews 9:7

Hebrews 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
• New International Version (NIV)But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people’s sins committed in ignorance;
• New Living Translation (NLT)But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Context of Hebrews 9:7

5Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. 6These preparations having thus been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties, but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people. 8By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing 9(which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper,

Hebrews 9:7 word by word

εἰς δὲ τὴν δευτέραν ἅπαξ τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ μόνος ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς οὐ χωρὶς αἵματος ὃ προσφέρει ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ καὶ τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ ἀγνοημάτων·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• the high priestὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• aloneμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• onceἅπαξhapax · onceG530
• every yearἐνιαυτόςeniautos · yearG1763
• notοὐou · noG3756
• withoutχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he offeredπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the errorsἀγνόημαagnoēma · errorG51
• of the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:7

• Hebrews 9:24For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
• Exodus 30:10Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord."
• Leviticus 16:2and the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
• Hebrews 5:3Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.
• Hebrews 7:27He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
• Leviticus 5:18He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven.
• 2 Samuel 6:7And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God.
• 2 Chronicles 33:9Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel.
• Psalms 19:12Who can discern his errors? Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
• Psalms 95:10For forty years I loathed that generation and said, "They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways."
• Isaiah 3:12My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.
• Isaiah 9:16for those who guide this people have been leading them astray, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
• Isaiah 28:7These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed by wine, they stagger with strong drink, they reel in vision, they stumble in giving judgment.
• Isaiah 29:14therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden."
• Hosea 4:12My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray, and they have left their God to play the whore.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But into the second - That is, the holy of holies, or second part of the tabernacle, the high priest alone, once every year, that is, on one day in the year only, which was the day on which the general atonement was made. The high priest could enter into this place only on one day in the year; but on that day he might enter several times. See Lev. 16. Not without blood - The day prescribed by the law for this great solemnity was the tenth of the month…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But into the second - The second apartment or room, called the most holy place; Hebrews 9:3. Went the high priest alone once every year - On the great day of atonement; Exodus 30:10. On that day he probably entered the Holy of Holies three or four times, first to burn incense, Leviticus 16:12; then to sprinkle the blood of the bullock on the mercy-seat, Leviticus 16:14; then he was to kill the goat of the sin-offering, and bring that blood within the Veil…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 The apostle goes on to speak of the Old Testament services. Christ, having undertaken to be our High Priest, could not enter into heaven till he had shed his blood for us; and none of us can enter, either into God's gracious presence here, or his glorious presence hereafter, but by the blood of Jesus. Sins are errors, great errors, both in judgment and practice; and who can understand all his errors? They leave guilt upon the conscience, not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Each year on the Day of Atonement, the high priest offered sacrifices for sins not covered by other sacrifices from the past year (Leviticus 16:1–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. once every year--the tenth day of the seventh month. He entered within the veil on that day twice at least. Thus "once" means here on the one occasion only. The two, or possibly more, entrances on that one day were regarded as parts of the one whole. not without blood--(He 8:3). offered--Greek, "offers." errors--Greek, "ignorances": "inadvertent errors." They might have known, as the law was clearly promulged, and they were bound to study it; so that…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:7

• Atonement
• Blood
• Offerings
• Priest
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types
• Works

In the dictionaries

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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