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Soοὖνifεἰhe wereἦνonἐπὶearth,γῆςhe would not evenοὐδ’ ἂνbeἦνa priest,ἱερεύςsince there areὄντωνthose who offerτῶν προσφερόντωνthe giftsτὰ δῶραaccording toκατὰthe law;νόμον
Hebrews 8:4
Study it in the app“So if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the law;”
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 8:4, word by word
- he wereἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears- earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- a priestἱερεύςhiereus
priest
Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.
Where else “hiereus” appears- those who offerπροσφερόντωνprospherontōn
offer
To present a sacrifice or gift to God.
Where else “prospherontōn” appears- the giftsδῶραdōra
offering
What is given to God.
Where else “dōra” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears
The context
3For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore it is necessary for this one also to have something that he may offer.
4 · This verse (above)
5they worship in a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned when he was about to complete the tent: See, he says, that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown to you on the mountain.