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Hebrews 9:5 — King James Version← Study notes

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.


Hebrews 9:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 9:516 words
GreekMeaning
ὑπεράνωhyperanō
AboveprepositionG5231
δὲde
thenwordG1161
αὐτῆςautēs
itpronounG846
ΧερουβὶνCheroubin
were the cherubimnounG5502
δόξηςdoxēs
of glorynounG1391
κατασκιάζονταkataskiazonta
overshadowingverbG2683
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἱλαστήριονhilastērion
mercy seatadjectiveG2435
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
ὧνhōn
whichrelative pronounG3739
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
it isverbG1510
νῦνnyn
now the timeadverbG3568
λέγεινlegein
to speakverbG3004
κατὰkata
inprepositionG2596
μέροςmeros
detailnounG3313
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 9:5

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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