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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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;

Context of Hebrews 9:2

1Now the first covenant, in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place. 3And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies. 4It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone 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“The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer.
• Exodus 29:1“Now this is what you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a young bull and two rams without blemish;
• Exodus 36:8All the skilled among those who were doing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; they were made with cherubim that were the work of an artistic designer.
• Exodus 39:32So all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses – they did it exactly so.
• Exodus 40:2“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
• Exodus 25:23“You are to make a table of acacia wood; its length is to be three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches.
• Exodus 26:35You are to put the table outside the curtain and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle, opposite the table, and you are to place the table on the north side.
• Exodus 37:10He made the table of acacia wood; its length was three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches.
• Exodus 39:36the table, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
• Exodus 40:4You are to bring in the table and set out the things that belong on it; then you are to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
• Leviticus 24:5“You must take choice wheat flour and bake twelve loaves; there must be two tenths of an ephah of flour in each loaf,
• Exodus 26:33You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.

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