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Hebrews 12:5

“and you have forgotten the encouragement that addresses you as sons: My son, do not think lightly of the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when you are rebuked by him;”

Hebrews 12:5 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Proverbs 3:11-12

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Hebrews quotes Proverbs 3:11-12. Where the Hebrew says “as a father the son in whom he delights,” Hebrews says “he scourges every son whom he receives.”

Formula: καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως “and you have forgotten the encouragement” (Hebrews 12:5)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως ἥτις ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς διαλέγεται Υἱέ μου μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος παιδεύει μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται

Hebrew (Masoretic text): מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל תִּמְאָס וְאַל תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּוֹ כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת בֵּן יִרְצֶה

Septuagint (Proverbs 3:11-12 in the Septuagint numbering): Υἱέ, μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας Κυρίου, μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος· ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπῷ Κύριος ἐλέγχει. μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου μηδὲ ἐκλύου.”

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

Hebrews 12:5, word by word

you have forgottenἐκλέλησθεeklelēsthe

forget completely

Forget completely.

Where else “eklelēsthe” appears
the encouragementπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs

encouragement

Words that spur on, or a pressing request.

Where else “paraklēseōs” appears
addressesδιαλέγεταιdialegetai

address

To address someone at length.

Where else “dialegetai” appears
sonsυἱοῖςhuiois

one belonging to

Someone with the character of something: "children of light".

Where else “huiois” appears
think lightly ofὀλιγώρειoligōrei

think little of

Think little of, make light of, despise.

Where else “oligōrei” appears
the disciplineπαιδείαςpaideias

discipline

Correction that hurts, like that of a loving father.

Where else “paideias” appears
of the Lordκυρίουkyriou

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyriou” appears
lose heartἐκλύουeklyou

faint, grow weary

Faint, lose strength; lose heart.

Where else “eklyou” appears
when you are rebukedἐλεγχόμενοςelenchomenos

reprove

To correct someone so they change.

Where else “elenchomenos” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Proverbs 3:11-12 according to the Greek Old Testament.

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Quotation · Proverbs 3:11-12

Hebrews quotes Proverbs 3:11-12. Where the Hebrew says “as a father the son in whom he delights,” Hebrews says “he scourges every son whom he receives.”

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Hebrews 12:5

5and you have forgotten the encouragement that addresses you as sons: My son, do not think lightly of the discipline of the Lord, nor lose heart when you are rebuked by him;

Proverbs 3:11-12

11The correction of YHWH, my son, do not reject, and do not grow weary of his reproof;

The context

4You have not yet resisted to the point of blood in struggling against sin;

5 · This verse (above)

6for the Lord disciplines the one whom he loves, and he flogs every son whom he receives.

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