Forγὰρwhen everyπάσηςcommandmentἐντολῆςaccording toκατὰthe lawτὸν νόμονhad been spokenλαληθείσηςbyὑπὸMosesΜωϋσέωςto allπαντὶthe people,τῷ λαῷhe tookλαβὼνthe bloodτὸ αἷμαof the calvesτῶν μόσχωνwithμετὰwaterὕδατοςandκαὶscarletκοκκίνουwoolἐρίουandκαὶhyssop,ὑσσώπουand sprinkledἐράντισενbothτεthe bookτὸ βιβλίονitselfαὐτόandκαὶallπάνταthe people,τὸν λαὸν
Hebrews 9:19
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With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 9:19, word by word
- commandmentἐντολῆςentolēs
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolēs” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- had been spokenλαληθείσηςlalētheisēs
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalētheisēs” appears- MosesΜωϋσέωςMōyseōs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōyseōs” appears- the peopleλαῷlaōi
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laōi” appears- he tookλαβὼνlabōn
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labōn” appears- the bloodαἷμαhaima
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haima” appears- of the calvesμόσχωνmoschōn
calf
Calf, young bull.
Where else “moschōn” appears- waterὕδατοςhydatos
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydatos” appears- scarletκοκκίνουkokkinou
scarlet
Scarlet, bright red.
Where else “kokkinou” appears- woolἐρίουeriou
wool
Wool.
Where else “eriou” appears- hyssopὑσσώπουhyssōpou
hyssop
Hyssop, a small plant used for sprinkling in purification rites.
Where else “hyssōpou” appears- and sprinkledἐράντισενerantisen
sprinkle
Sprinkle; also cleanse by sprinkling.
Where else “erantisen” appears- the bookβιβλίονbiblion
scroll
A long writing on a scroll, like those of the prophets or the book of life.
Where else “biblion” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “and of the goats.”
The context
18Therefore not even the first covenant has been inaugurated without blood.
19 · This verse (above)
20saying: This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.