Hebrews 3:2

“who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses also was in his house.”
Hebrews 3:2 · direct translation from the Greek

With the Greek beneath

who isὄνταfaithfulπιστὸνto the one who appointedτῷ ποιήσαντιhim,αὐτὸνasὡςMosesΜωϋσῆςalsoκαὶwasinἐνhis house.τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ

Both texts say that Moses was faithful in the house of God; Hebrews 3:5 uses the words of Numbers 12:7 again.

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

who isὄνταonta

To be: says who or what something is.

faithfulπιστὸνpiston

faithful

Someone you can rely on.

to the one who appointedποιήσαντιpoiēsanti

make into

To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".

MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs

Moses

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

his houseοἴκῳoikōi

house

The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.

This recalls Numbers 12:7. Many manuscripts read “in all his house.”

1Therefore, holy brothers, sharers in a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus,

2 · This verse (above)

3For this one has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the one who built it has more honor than the house.