Hebrews 9:21

Hebrews 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And in the same way, he sprinkled blood on the Tabernacle and on everything used for worship.

Context of Hebrews 9:21

19When 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. 20He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. 23It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Hebrews 9:21 word by word

καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν δὲ καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τῆς λειτουργίας τῷ αἵματι ὁμοίως ἐρράντισεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Moreoverὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668
• he sprinkledῥαντίζωrhantizō · to sprinkleG4472
• with bloodὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• with bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• bothκαίkai · andG2532
• the tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the vesselsσκεῦοςskeuos · vesselG4632
• of the ministryλειτουργίαleitourgia · ministryG3009

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:21

• Exodus 29:12Take some of the bull’s blood and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 8:15Moses slaughtered the bull and took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on all the horns of the altar to purify the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. So he consecrated it to make atonement for it.
• Leviticus 9:8So Aaron came to the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
• Leviticus 16:14He is to take some of the bull’s blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.
• 2 Chronicles 29:19We have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz removed in his unfaithfulness while he was king. They are now in front of the Lord’s altar.”
• Ezekiel 43:18Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for sacrificing burnt offerings and splashing blood against the altar when it is built:

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21He sprinkled - with blood - all the vessels of the ministry - To intimate that every thing used by sinful man is polluted, and that nothing can be acceptable in the sight of a holy God that has not in effect the sprinkling of the atoning blood.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21He sprinkled … both the tabernacle - This circumstance is not stated by Moses. On the probability that this was done, see notes on Hebrews 9:19. The account of setting up the tabernacle occurs in Exodus 11:1-10. In that account it is said that Moses “anointed” the tabernacle with the holy anointing oil; Hebrews 9:9-11. Josephus (Ant. book iii, chapter 8, section 6), says that he consecrated it and the vessels thereto belonging with the blood of bulls and…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. 21he sprinkled with blood: See Exodus 24:3–8 and Leviticus 16:14–19.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Greek, "And, moreover, in like manner." The sprinkling of the tabernacle with blood is added by inspiration here to the account in Ex 30:25-30; 40:9, 10, which mentions only Moses' anointing the tabernacle and its vessels. In Le 8:10, 15, 30, the sprinkling of blood upon Aaron and his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the altar, is mentioned as well as the anointing, so that we might naturally infer, as Josephus has distinctly stated, that the…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:21

• Blood
• Colors
• Law
• Offerings
• Purification
• Sprinkling
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Baptism, Christian
• Bear
• High priest
• 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