Hebrews 10:28

“Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without compassion on the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
Hebrews 10:28 · direct translation from the Greek

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Anyoneτιςwho has set asideἀθετήσαςthe lawνόμονof MosesΜωϋσέωςdiesἀποθνῄσκειwithoutχωρὶςcompassionοἰκτιρμῶνon the testimony ofἐπὶtwoδυσὶνorἢthreeτρισὶνwitnesses.μάρτυσιν

Allusion · Deuteronomy 17:6

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Hebrews uses the rule of Deuteronomy 17:6: a person dies on the testimony of “two or three witnesses.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

δυσὶνdysinG1417שְׁנַיִםshenayimH8147“two”
τρισὶνtrisinG5140שְׁלֹשָׁהsheloshaH7969“three”
μάρτυσινmartysinG3144עֵדִיםedimH5707“witness”
ἀποθνῄσκειapothnēiskeiG599יוּמַתyumatH4191“die”

Hebrews 10:28, word by word

who has set asideἀθετήσαςathetēsas

set aside

To make something established worthless.

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the lawνόμονnomon

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

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of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōyseōs

Moses

Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.

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diesἀποθνῄσκειapothnēiskei

die

To stop living: the end of life in the body.

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withoutχωρὶςchōris

without, apart from

Without, apart from.

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compassionοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōn

compassion, mercy

Compassion, mercy: pity that comes from the heart.

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twoδυσὶνdysin

two

Two.

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threeτρισὶνtrisin

three

Three.

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witnessesμάρτυσινmartysin

witness

Someone who tells what they saw or heard.

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Translation note

This recalls Deuteronomy 17:6.

The context

27but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.

28 · This verse (above)

29How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled on the Son of God, and has regarded as common the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

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