New American Standard Bible 2020

Hebrews 9:3-8

3BehindG3326 1the secondG1208 veilG2665 there was a 2tabernacleG4633 which is calledG3004 the 3MostG40 HolyG40 PlaceG40, 4havingG2192 a goldenG5552 4 5altarG2369 ofG2369 incenseG2369 and 6the arkG2787 of the covenantG1242 coveredG4028 on allG3840 sidesG3840 with goldG5553, in whichG3739 was 7a goldenG5552 jarG4713 holdingG2192 the mannaG3131, 8Aaron’sG2 staffG4464 which buddedG985, and 9the tabletsG4109 of the covenantG1242; 5and aboveG5231 it were the 10cherubimG5502 of gloryG1391 11overshadowingG2683 the 12atoningG2435 coverG2435; but aboutG4012 theseG3739 thingsG3739 we cannotG3756 nowG3568 speakG3004 in detailG3313.

6NowG1161 when theseG3778 thingsG3778 have been soG3779 preparedG2680, the priestsG2409 13are continuallyG1223 G3956 enteringG1524 the 14outerG4413 15tabernacleG4633, performingG2005 the divineG2999 worshipG2999, 7but into 16the secondG1208, onlyG3441 17the highG749 priestG749 enters 18onceG530 a yearG1763, 19not withoutG5565 taking bloodG129 whichG3739 he 20offersG4374 for himselfG1438 and for the 21 22sinsG51 of the peopleG2992 committedG51 inG51 ignoranceG51. 8 23The HolyG40 SpiritG4151 is signifyingG1213 thisG3778, 24that the wayG3598 into the holyG40 placeG40 has not yetG3380 been disclosedG5319 while the 25outerG4413 tabernacleG4633 is stillG2089 standingG4714,

Notes

1. Hebrews 9:3 Ex 26:31-33; 40:3 ↩
2. Hebrews 9:3 Or sacred tent ↩
3. Hebrews 9:3 Ex 26:33 ↩
4. Hebrews 9:4 Or censer ↩
5. Hebrews 9:4 Ex 30:1-5; 37:25f ↩
6. Hebrews 9:4 Ex 25:10ff; 37:1ff ↩
7. Hebrews 9:4 Ex 16:32f ↩
8. Hebrews 9:4 Num 17:10 ↩
9. Hebrews 9:4 Ex 25:16; 31:18; 32:15; Deut 9:9, 11, 15; 10:3-5 ↩
10. Hebrews 9:5 Ex 25:18ff ↩
11. Hebrews 9:5 Ex 25:17, 20; Lev 16:2; 1 Kin 8:7 ↩
12. Hebrews 9:5 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement ↩
13. Hebrews 9:6 Num 18:2-6; 28:3 ↩
14. Hebrews 9:6 Lit first ↩
15. Hebrews 9:6 Or sacred tent ↩
16. Hebrews 9:7 Heb 9:3 ↩
17. Hebrews 9:7 Lev 16:12ff ↩
18. Hebrews 9:7 Ex 30:10; Lev 16:34; Heb 10:3 ↩
19. Hebrews 9:7 Lev 16:11, 14 ↩
20. Hebrews 9:7 Heb 5:3 ↩
21. Hebrews 9:7 Lit ignorance of the people ↩
22. Hebrews 9:7 Num 15:25; Heb 5:2 ↩
23. Hebrews 9:8 Heb 3:7 ↩
24. Hebrews 9:8 John 14:6; Heb 10:20 ↩
25. Hebrews 9:8 Lit first ↩