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Hebrews 8:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Hebrews 8:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 8:528 words
GreekMeaning
οἵτινεςhoitines
whorelative pronounG3748
ὑποδείγματιhypodeigmati
to a copynounG5262
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σκιᾷskia
shadownounG4639
λατρεύουσινlatreuousin
minsterverbG3000
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἐπουρανίωνepouraniōn
heavenlyadjectiveG2032
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
κεχρημάτισταιkechrēmatistai
has been divinely instructedverbG5537
ΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
MosesnounG3475
μέλλωνmellōn
being aboutverbG3195
ἐπιτελεῖνepitelein
to completeverbG2005
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
σκηνήνskēnēn
tabernaclenounG4633
ὍραHora
do see thatverbG3708
γάρgar
forwordG1063
φησίνphēsin
He saysverbG5346
ποιήσειςpoiēseis
abide, + agree, appointverbG4160
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
τύπονtypon
patternnounG5179
τὸνton
whicharticleG3588
δειχθένταdeichthenta
having been shownverbG1166
σοιsoi
youpronounG4771
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ὄρειorei
mountainnounG3735
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 8:5

In the next place that you may understand that he used the word “minister” of the manhood, observe how he again indicates it: “For” Hebrews 8:3 (he says) “every high priest is ordained to offer both gifts and sacrifices, wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.” Do not now, because you hear that He sits, suppose that His being called High Priest is mere idle talk. For the former, viz. His sitting, belongs to the dignity of the Godhead, but this…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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