Hebrews 9:11

“But when the Messiah came as high priest of the good things that have come, through the greater and more perfect tent, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,”

Hebrews 9:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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Hebrews 9:11, word by word

when the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christos” appears
cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenos

arrive, come

Arrive, come, be present.

Where else “paragenomenos” appears
as high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereus

high priest

The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.

Where else “archiereus” appears
of the good thingsἀγαθῶνagathōn

possessions

What one owns, possessions.

Where else “agathōn” appears
that have comeγενομένωνgenomenōn

come

To reach a place, or fall upon someone.

Where else “genomenōn” appears
the greaterμείζονοςmeizonos

greater

Of greater importance or rank than the rest.

Where else “meizonos” appears
more perfectτελειοτέραςteleioteras

perfect

Whole, lacking nothing.

Where else “teleioteras” appears
tentσκηνῆςskēnēs

tabernacle

The portable sanctuary that Israel carried through the wilderness, where God dwelt.

Where else “skēnēs” appears
made with handsχειροποιήτουcheiropoiētou

made by hands

Made by human hands.

Where else “cheiropoiētou” appears
that isἔστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
creationκτίσεωςktiseōs

creation

All that God made, or a being he made.

Where else “ktiseōs” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts read “of the good things to come.”

The context

10resting only on foods and drinks and various immersions, regulations for the flesh imposed until a time of reformation.

11 · This verse (above)

12not through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, he entered once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.

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