Hebrews 1:13

“But to which of the angels has he ever said: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?”
Hebrews 1:13 · direct translation from the Greek

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Butδὲtoπρὸςwhichτίναof the angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνhas he ever said:εἴρηκέν ποτεSitΚάθουatἐκmy right handδεξιῶν μουuntilἕως ἂνI makeθῶyour enemiesτοὺς ἐχθρούς σουa footstoolὑποπόδιονfor your feet?τῶν ποδῶν σου

Quotation · Psalms 110:1

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Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

Formula: πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε “to which of the angels has he ever said…?” (Hebrews 1:13)

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Greek of the New Testament: πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 109:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 14 consecutive words: “Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Hebrews 1:13, word by word

of the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn

angel

A messenger from heaven who serves God.

Where else “angelōn” appears

has he ever saidεἴρηκένeirēken

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eirēken” appears

has he ever saidποτεpote

once, formerly

Once, formerly; ever, at some time.

Where else “pote” appears

SitΚάθουKathou

reign

To be on the throne, to reign.

Where else “Kathou” appears

my right handδεξιῶνdexiōn

right

Right (hand, side).

Where else “dexiōn” appears

I makeθῶthō

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “thō” appears

your enemiesἐχθρούςechthrous

enemy

Someone who hates another or wars against them.

Where else “echthrous” appears

a footstoolὑποπόδιονhypopodion

footstool

Footstool, where one rests the feet.

Where else “hypopodion” appears

for your feetποδῶνpodōn

foot

Foot.

Where else “podōn” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Psalm 110:1.

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Quotation · Psalms 110:1

Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

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Hebrews 1:13

¹³But to which of the angels has he ever said: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?

Psalms 110:1

¹Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

The context

12and like a cloak you will roll them up, like a garment, and they will be changed; but you are the same, and your years will not come to an end.

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14Are they not all ministering spirits sent out for service for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?

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