Hebrews 3:7

“Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice,”

Hebrews 3:7 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 95:7-11

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Hebrews quotes Psalm 95:7-11 in full and attributes it to the Holy Spirit. Where the Hebrew names Meribah and Massah, Hebrews says “the rebellion” and “the testing.”

Formula: καθὼς λέγει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον “as the Holy Spirit says” (Hebrews 3:7)

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Greek of the New Testament: Διό καθὼς λέγει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ οὗ ἐπείρασαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἐν δοκιμασίᾳ καὶ εἶδον τὰ ἔργα μου τεσσεράκοντα ἔτη διὸ προσώχθισα τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ καὶ εἶπον Ἀεὶ πλανῶνται τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοὶ δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὰς ὁδούς μου ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כִּי הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַם מַרְעִיתוֹ וְצֹאן יָדוֹ הַיּוֹם אִם בְּקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ אַל תַּקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָה כְּיוֹם מַסָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר נִסּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּחָנוּנִי גַּם רָאוּ פָעֳלִי אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָקוּט בְּדוֹר וָאֹמַר עַם תֹּעֵי לֵבָב הֵם וְהֵם לֹא יָדְעוּ דְרָכָי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְאַפִּי אִם יְבֹאוּן אֶל מְנוּחָתִי

Septuagint (Psalms 94:8-11 in the Septuagint numbering): σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε, μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ. κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· οὗ ἐπείρασαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν, ἐδοκίμασαν καὶ ἴδοσαν τὰ ἔργα μου. τεσσεράκοντα ἔτη προσώχθισα τῇ γενεᾷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ εἶπα Ἀεὶ πλανῶνται τῇ καρδία, καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὰς ὁδούς μου. ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῆ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 28 consecutive words: “Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ οὗ ἐπείρασαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν.”

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

Hebrews 3:7, word by word

ThereforeΔιόDio

therefore

"Therefore", "for this reason".

Where else “Dio” appears
the Holyἅγιονhagion

Holy Spirit

God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.

Where else “hagion” appears
Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma

Spirit

God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.

Where else “pneuma” appears
saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
TodayΣήμερονSēmeron

today

Today.

Where else “Sēmeron” appears
you hearἀκούσητεakousēte

hear

To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.

Where else “akousēte” appears
his voiceφωνῆςphōnēs

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

Where else “phōnēs” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Psalm 95:7-11 according to the Greek Old Testament, which translates the names Meribah and Massah as “provocation” and “testing.”

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Quotation · Psalms 95:7-11

Hebrews quotes Psalm 95:7-11 in full and attributes it to the Holy Spirit. Where the Hebrew names Meribah and Massah, Hebrews says “the rebellion” and “the testing.”

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Hebrews 3:7

7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice,

Psalms 95:7-11

7For he is our Elohim, and we the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,

The context

6but the Messiah was faithful as a Son over his house; and that house we are, if we hold fast the boldness and the boast of our hope.

7 · This verse (above)

8do not harden your hearts as in the provocation, on the day of testing in the wilderness,

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