Hebrews 2:12

“saying: I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to you.”
Hebrews 2:12 · direct translation from the Greek

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saying:λέγωνI will proclaimἈπαγγελῶyour nameτὸ ὄνομά σουto my brothers;τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μουinἐνthe midstμέσῳof the assemblyἐκκλησίαςI will sing praise toὑμνήσωyou.σε

Quotation · Psalms 22:22

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Hebrews puts in the mouth of the Son the verse of the psalm in which the sufferer turns to praising God before his brothers.

Formula: λέγων “saying” (Hebrews 2:12)

See the original texts

Greek of the New Testament: λέγων Ἀπαγγελῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑμνήσω σε

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אֲסַפְּרָה שִׁמְךָ לְאֶחָי בְּתוֹךְ קָהָל אֲהַלְלֶךָּ

Septuagint (Psalms 21:23 in the Septuagint numbering): διηγήσομαι τὸ ὄνομά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου, ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑμνήσω σε.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 11 consecutive words: “τὸ ὄνομά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑμνήσω σε.”

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

Hebrews 2:12, word by word

sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legōn” appears

I will proclaimἈπαγγελῶApangelō

report, tell

Report, announce, tell what happened.

Where else “Apangelō” appears

your nameὄνομάonoma

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

Where else “onoma” appears

to my brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphois

brother in faith

A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.

Where else “adelphois” appears

the midstμέσῳmesōi

middle

Middle, in the midst.

Where else “mesōi” appears

of the assemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsias

church

Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.

Where else “ekklēsias” appears

I will sing praise toὑμνήσωhymnēsō

sing a hymn

Sing hymns, praise in song.

Where else “hymnēsō” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Psalm 22:22, which the letter puts in the mouth of the Son.

Parallel passages

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Quotation · Psalms 22:22

Hebrews puts in the mouth of the Son the verse of the psalm in which the sufferer turns to praising God before his brothers.

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Hebrews 2:12

¹²saying: I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to you.

Psalms 22:22

²²I will recount your name to my brothers; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.

The context

11For both the one who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all from one; for this reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

12 · This verse (above)

13And again: I will be trusting in him. And again: Look, I and the children whom God has given me.

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