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Hebrews 13:6

“So we say with confidence: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What will a human being do to me?”

Hebrews 13:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 118:6

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Hebrews quotes Psalm 118:6. Where the Hebrew says “YHWH is for me,” Hebrews says “the Lord is my helper”; verse 7 speaks of YHWH among those who help me.

Formula: ὥστε θαρροῦντας ἡμᾶς λέγειν “so we say with confidence” (Hebrews 13:6)

See the original texts

Greek of the New Testament: ὥστε θαρροῦντας ἡμᾶς λέγειν Κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος

Hebrew (Masoretic text): יְהוָה לִי לֹא אִירָא מַה יַּעֲשֶׂה לִי אָדָם

Septuagint (Psalms 117:6 in the Septuagint numbering): Κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός, οὐ φοβηθήσομαι· τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος;

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 9 consecutive words: “Κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος.”

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

Hebrews 13:6, word by word

Soὥστεhōste

so

Draws the conclusion from what has just been said.

Where else “hōste” appears
sayλέγεινlegein

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legein” appears
with confidenceθαρροῦνταςtharrountas

be confident, take courage

Be of good courage, be confident and unafraid; also be bold toward someone.

Where else “tharrountas” appears
The LordΚύριοςKyrios

Lord

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

Where else “Kyrios” appears
helperβοηθόςboēthos

helper

Helper: someone who comes to help.

Where else “boēthos” appears
be afraidφοβηθήσομαιphobēthēsomai

be afraid

To be afraid: "do not fear".

Where else “phobēthēsomai” appears
willποιήσειpoiēsei

do

To carry out an action or cause an effect.

Where else “poiēsei” appears
a human beingἄνθρωποςanthrōpos

mortal

Humans, weak before God.

Where else “anthrōpos” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Psalm 118:6 according to the Greek Old Testament.

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Quotation · Psalms 118:6

Hebrews quotes Psalm 118:6. Where the Hebrew says “YHWH is for me,” Hebrews says “the Lord is my helper”; verse 7 speaks of YHWH among those who help me.

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Hebrews 13:6

6So we say with confidence: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What will a human being do to me?

Psalms 118:6

6YHWH is for me; I will not fear; what can a human being do to me?

The context

5Let your conduct be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for he himself has said: I will never leave you, nor will I ever abandon you.

6 · This verse (above)

7Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; considering the outcome of their way of life, imitate their faith.

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