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

17A will is used only after a person is dead because it goes into effect only when a person dies. 18That is why even the first promise was made with blood. As Scripture tells us, Moses told all the people every commandment. Then he took the blood of calves and goats together with some water, red yarn, and hyssop and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20He said, “Here is the blood that seals the promise God has made to you.” 21In the same way, Moses sprinkled blood on the tent and on everything used in worship.

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 9:12He used his own blood, not the blood of goats and bulls, for the sacrifice. He went into the most holy place and offered this sacrifice once and for all to free us forever.
• Hebrews 10:4(The blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.)
• Exodus 24:5Then he sent young Israelite men, and they sacrificed bulls as burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord.
• Leviticus 1:2“Tell the Israelites: If any of you bring a sacrifice to the Lord, you must offer an animal from your cattle, sheep, or goats.
• Leviticus 3:6“If your sacrifice is a fellowship offering of sheep to the Lord, you must bring a male or female animal that has no defects.
• Leviticus 16:14He will take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the throne of mercy. Then he will sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times in front of the throne of mercy.
• Leviticus 14:4the priest will order someone to get two living, clean birds, some cedar wood, red yarn, and a hyssop sprig to use for the cleansing.
• Numbers 19:6The priest will take some cedar wood, a hyssop sprig, and some red yarn and throw them onto the burning cow.
• Matthew 27:28They took off his clothes and put a bright red cape on him.
• Mark 15:17They dressed him in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown, and placed it on his head.
• John 19:2The soldiers twisted some thorny branches into a crown, placed it on his head, and put a purple cape on him.
• Exodus 12:22Take the branch of a hyssop plant, dip it in the blood which is in a bowl, and put some of the blood on the top and sides of the doorframes ⌞of your houses⌟. No one may leave the house until morning.
• Numbers 19:18A person who is clean will take a sprig of hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and all the people who were in the tent ⌞with the dead body⌟. He must also sprinkle any person who has touched a human bone or a grave and any person who has touched someone who has been killed or who has died naturally.
• Psalms 51:7Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
• Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, who brings the new promise from God, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better message than Abel’s.
• Exodus 24:8Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, “Here is the blood which seals the promise that the Lord has made to you based on everything you have just heard.”

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

• Moses
• Altar
• Baptism, Christian
• Bear
• 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