Hebrews 8:5

Hebrews 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
• New International Version (NIV)They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, "See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain."
• New King James Version (NKJV)who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Context of Hebrews 8:5

3For every kohen gadol is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, so it is necessary for this One also to have something to offer. 4Now if He were on earth, He would not be a kohen at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Torah. They offer service in a replica and foreshadower of the heavenlies—one that is just as Moses was instructed by God when he was about to complete the tabernacle. For He says, “See that you make everything according to the design that was shown to you on the mountain.” 6But now Yeshua has obtained a more excellent ministry, insofar as He is the mediator of a better covenant which has been enacted on better promises. 7For if that first one had been faultless, there would not have been discourse seeking a second.

Hebrews 8:5 word by word

οἵτινες ὑποδείγματι καὶ σκιᾷ λατρεύουσιν τῶν ἐπουρανίων, καθὼς κεχρημάτισται Μωϋσῆς μέλλων ἐπιτελεῖν τὴν σκηνήν· ὅρα γάρ φησιν ποιήσεις πάντα κατὰ τὸν τύπον τὸν δειχθέντα σοι ἐν τῷ ὄρει·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• serveλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
• unto the exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigma · exampleG5262
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shadowσκιάskia · shadowG4639
• of heavenly thingsἐπουράνιοςepouranios · heavenlyG2032
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• was admonished of Godχρηματίζωchrēmatizō · to announceG5537
• when he was aboutμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to makeἐπιτελέωepiteleō · to completeG2005
• the tabernacleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• Seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• saith heφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• thou makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the patternτύποςtupos · mark/exampleG5179
• shewedδεικνύωdeiknuō · to showG1166
• to theeσύsu · youG4771
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the mountὄροςoros · mountainG3735

Cross-references for Hebrews 8:5

• Hebrews 9:9It is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly, gifts and sacrifices are being offered that cannot make the worshiper perfect with respect to conscience.
• Hebrews 10:1The Torah has a shadow of the good things to come—not the form itself of the realities. For this reason it can never, by means of the same sacrifices they offer constantly year after year, make perfect those who draw near.
• Colossians 2:17These are a foreshadowing of things to come, but the reality is Messiah.
• Exodus 25:40See that you make them according to their pattern being shown to you on the mountain.
• Exodus 26:30“You are to raise up the Tabernacle according to the plan which you were shown on the mountain.
• Exodus 27:8You are to make it with planks so that it is hollow. As it has been shown to you in the mountain, they are to make it just so.
• Numbers 8:4Now this is how the menorah was made: hammered gold from its base to its blossoms. Just as was the pattern that Adonai had shown to Moses, so he made the menorah.
• 1 Chronicles 28:12and the plan of all that he had by the Ruach for the courts of the House of Adonai and all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the House of God and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
• Acts 7:44“Our fathers had the Tent of Witness in the wilderness—just as the One speaking to Moses had directed him to make it according to the design he had seen.

Commentaries on Hebrews 8:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Who serve - ̔ · Who perform Divine worship. Unto the example and shadow - ͅ, With the representation and shadow; this is Dr. Macknight's translation, and probably the true one. The whole Levitical service was a representation and shadow of heavenly things; it appears, therefore, absurd to say that the priests served Unto an example or representation of heavenly things; they served rather unto the substance of those things, With appropriate representations…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Who serve unto the example - Who perform their service by the mere example and shadow of the heavenly things; or in a tabernacle, and in a mode, that is the mere emblem of the reality which exists in heaven. The reference is to the tabernacle, which was a mere “example” or “copy” of heaven. The word rendered here “example” - ̔́ hupodeigma- means a “copy, likeness, or imitation.” The tabernacle was made after a pattern which was shown to Moses; it was made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5a copy and shadow: The earthly place of worship was a copy of the real one in heaven. This is why God told Moses to follow the pattern (see Exodus 25:40; 26:30; compare Acts 7:44). Both Judaism and early Christianity talked about a heavenly temple in a heavenly Jerusalem, which would come to earth at the end of time (see Revelation 21:2). Hebrews suggests that God showed Moses this heavenly place so he could build the earthly tabernacle. However, Jesus…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Who--namely, the priests. serve unto the example--not "after the example," as Bengel explains. But as in He 13:10, "serve the tabernacle," that is, do it service: so "serve (the tabernacle which is but) the outline and shadow." The Greek for "example" is here taken for the sketch, copy, or suggestive representation of the heavenly sanctuary, which is the antitypical reality and primary archetype. "The mount" answers to heaven, He 12:22. admonished--The…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 8:5

• Church
• Covenant
• Law
• Pattern
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sanctuary
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Tabernacle
• Types

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• Admonish
• Shadow
• Tabernacle
• Uttermost
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Example

Commentaries on Hebrews 8

• 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
• 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