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.
• 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;
• 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 the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 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. 3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, 4which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had 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“Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker.
• Exodus 29:1“This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without defect.
• Exodus 36:8All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands.
• Exodus 39:32So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.
• Exodus 40:2“Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.
• Exodus 25:23“Make a table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 26:35Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.
• Exodus 37:10They made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 39:36the table with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
• Exodus 40:4Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
• Leviticus 24:5“Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf.
• Exodus 26:33Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from 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