Hebrews 8:11

“And they will never teach, each his fellow citizen and each his brother, saying, Know the Lord, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest of them.”

Hebrews 8:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 8:11, word by word

teachδιδάξωσινdidaxōsin

teach

Teach.

Where else “didaxōsin” appears
eachἕκαστοςhekastos

each

Each, each one.

Where else “hekastos” appears
his fellow citizenπολίτηνpolitēn

citizen

Citizen; a fellow citizen.

Where else “politēn” appears
his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphon

fellow countryman

A neighbor, someone of the same people.

Where else “adelphon” appears
sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legōn” appears
KnowΓνῶθιGnōthi

know

To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.

Where else “Gnōthi” appears
the Lordκύριονkyrion

Lord

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

Where else “kyrion” appears
will knowεἰδήσουσίνeidēsousin

know someone

To have dealings with someone and know who he is.

Where else “eidēsousin” appears
the leastμικροῦmikrou

small

Of little size, little age or little importance before others.

Where else “mikrou” appears
the greatestμεγάλουmegalou

greater

Of greater importance or rank than the rest.

Where else “megalou” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Some manuscripts would read “his neighbor”; the apparatus used does not record it.

The context

10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: putting my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their hearts; and I will be God to them, and they will be a people to me.

11 · This verse (above)

12For I will be merciful toward their unrighteous deeds, and their sins I will never remember anymore.

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