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Hebrews 3:17 — King James Version← Study notes

But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?


Hebrews 3:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 3:1715 words
GreekMeaning
τίσινtisin
With whompronounG5100
δὲde
nowwordG1161
προσώχθισενprosōchthisen
was He indignantverbG4360
τεσσεράκονταtesserakonta
fortyadjectiveG5062
ἔτηetē
years?nounG2094
οὐχὶouchi
SurelyparticleG3780
τοῖςtois
with thosearticleG3588
ἁμαρτήσασινhamartēsasin
having sinnedverbG264
ὧνhōn
whoserelative pronounG3739
τὰta
thearticleG3588
κῶλαkōla
bodiesnounG2966
ἔπεσενepesen
fellverbG4098
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἐρήμῳerēmō
wilderness?adjectiveG2048
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 3:17

Then he adds Hebrews 3:15, “When it is said, Today if you hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.” This is a transposition, “when it is said, Today if you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” [It must be read thus:] Hebrews 3:16-19 “For some when they had heard did provoke, howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses: And with whom was He grieved forty years? Was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness? And to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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