Hebrews 4:7

“again he sets a certain day, Today, saying through David after so long a time, as it has been said before: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”

Hebrews 4:7 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 95:7-11

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Hebrews quotes again the “today” of Psalm 95:7 and attributes it to David; the psalm has no title in Hebrew.

Formula: ἐν Δαυὶδ λέγων “saying through David” (Hebrews 4:7)

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Greek of the New Testament: πάλιν τινὰ ὁρίζει ἡμέραν Σήμερον ἐν Δαυὶδ λέγων μετὰ τοσοῦτον χρόνον καθὼς προείρηται Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν

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 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·

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 11 consecutive words: “Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν.”

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

Hebrews 4:7, word by word

againπάλινpalin

again

Once more, repeating what came before.

Where else “palin” appears
he setsὁρίζειhorizei

determine, appoint

Determine, appoint, designate; also mark off a boundary.

Where else “horizei” appears
dayἡμέρανhēmeran

day

A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”

Where else “hēmeran” appears
TodayΣήμερονSēmeron

today

Today.

Where else “Sēmeron” appears
sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legōn” appears
DavidΔαυὶδDauid

David

David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).

Where else “Dauid” appears
so longτοσοῦτονtosouton

so much, so great

So much, so great.

Where else “tosouton” appears
a timeχρόνονchronon

time

Time; a span of time.

Where else “chronon” appears
it has been said beforeπροείρηταιproeirētai

tell beforehand

Say beforehand, foretell.

Where else “proeirētai” 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
hardenσκληρύνητεsklērynēte

harden

Harden; in the passive, become stubborn and close oneself to the word.

Where else “sklērynēte” appears
your heartsκαρδίαςkardias

heart

Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.

Where else “kardias” appears

Parallel passages

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Quotation · Psalms 95:7-11

Hebrews quotes again the “today” of Psalm 95:7 and attributes it to David; the psalm has no title in Hebrew.

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Hebrews 4:7

7again he sets a certain day, Today, saying through David after so long a time, as it has been said before: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

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

6Since then it remains for some to enter into it, and those who formerly had the good news announced to them did not enter because of disobedience,

7 · This verse (above)

8For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not be speaking of another day after these things.

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