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Hebrews 9:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;


Hebrews 9:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:429 words
GreekMeaning
χρυσοῦνchrysoun
the goldenadjectiveG5552
ἔχουσαechousa
havingverbG2192
θυμιατήριονthymiatērion
altar of incensenounG2369
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κιβωτὸνkibōton
arknounG2787
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
διαθήκηςdiathēkēs
covenantnounG1242
περικεκαλυμμένηνperikekalymmenēn
covered aroundverbG4028
πάντοθενpantothen
in every partadverbG3840
χρυσίῳchrysiō
with goldnounG5553
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
whichrelative pronounG3739
στάμνοςstamnos
was the jarnounG4713
χρυσῆchrysē
goldenadjectiveG5552
ἔχουσαechousa
havingverbG2192
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μάνναmanna
mannanounG3131
καὶkai
andwordG2532
thearticleG3588
ῥάβδοςrhabdos
staffnounG4464
ἈαρὼνAarōn
of AaronnounG2
whicharticleG3588
βλαστήσασαblastēsasa
having buddedverbG985
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
πλάκεςplakes
tabletsnounG4109
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
διαθήκηςdiathēkēs
covenantnounG1242
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:4

He has shown from the Priest, from the Priesthood, from the Covenant, that that [dispensation] was to have an end. From this point he shows it from the fashion of the tabernacle itself. How? This, he says, [was] the “Holy” and the “Holy of Holies.” The holy place then is a symbol of the former period (for there all things are done by means of sacrifices); but the Holy of Holies of this that is now present. And by the Holy of Holies he means Heaven; and by the veil, Heaven,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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