Hebrews 9:3

Hebrews 9:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place.

Context of Hebrews 9:3

1Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. Behind 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. 5Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

Hebrews 9:3 word by word

μετὰ δὲ τὸ δεύτερον καταπέτασμα σκηνὴ ἡ λεγομένη ἅγια ἁγίωνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• theκαταπέτασμαkatapetasma · curtainG2665
• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• the tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• which is calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• the Holiest of allἅγιοςhagios · holyG40

Cross-references for Hebrews 9:3

• Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
• Hebrews 10:20by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body,
• Exodus 26:31“Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.
• Exodus 36:35They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.
• Exodus 40:3Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.
• Isaiah 25:7On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
• Matthew 27:51At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split
• Hebrews 9:8The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
• 1 Kings 8:6The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.

Commentaries on Hebrews 9:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And after the second veil - The first veil, of which the apostle has not yet spoken, was at the entrance of the holy place, and separated the temple from the court, and prevented the people, and even the Levites, from seeing what was in the holy place. The second veil, of which the apostle speaks here, separated the holy place from the holy of holies. The tabernacle, which is called the Holiest of all - That is, that part of the tabernacle which is called…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And after the second veil - There were two “veils” to the tabernacle. The one which is described in Exodus 26:36-37, was called “the hanging for the door of the tent,” and was made of “blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,” and was suspended on five pillars of shittim-wood, overlaid with gold. This answered for a door to the whole tabernacle. The second or inner veil, here referred to, divided the holy from the most holy place. This is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3At the back of the first room of the tabernacle was a curtain that separated it from the second room, called the Most Holy Place (Exodus 26:31–33). This curtain was a sacred barrier. Only the high priest could go behind it into the Most Holy Place, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement (Hebrews 9:7; see Exodus 30:6, 10; Leviticus 16:2–34; 23:27–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. And--Greek, "But." after--behind; within. second veil--There were two veils or curtains, one before the Holy of Holies (catapetasma), here alluded to, the other before the tabernacle door (calumma). called--as opposed to "the true."Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 9:3

• Ark
• Offerings
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Temple
• Types
• Vail
• Works

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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