Hebrews 8:9

“not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in my covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.”

Hebrews 8:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 8:9, word by word

the covenantδιαθήκηνdiathēkēn

covenant

The agreement with promises and obligations that God makes with his people.

Where else “diathēkēn” appears
I madeἐποίησαepoiēsa

make

To bring something into being: to make or create it.

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with their fathersπατράσινpatrasin

forefather

An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.

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the dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai

day

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

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I tookἐπιλαβομένουepilabomenou

seize

To grip someone, or arrest them.

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by the handχειρὸςcheiros

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.

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to leadἐξαγαγεῖνexagagein

lead out

Lead out, bring out.

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the landγῆςgēs

land

A country or a region.

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of EgyptΑἰγύπτουAigyptou

Egypt

See it on the mapWhere else “Aigyptou” appears
continueἐνέμεινανenemeinan

abide by

To keep faithful to something without turning away.

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and Iκἀγὼkagō

and I, I also

And I, I too.

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disregardedἠμέλησαēmelēsa

neglect, ignore

Neglect, pay no attention to, not care about.

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saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

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the Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

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

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Translation note

The Hebrew text says “although I was their husband.”

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

8For finding fault with them, he says: Look, days are coming, says the Lord, when I will establish with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant,

9 · This verse (above)

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.

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