Psalms 95:7

“For he is our Elohim, and we the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,”

Psalms 95:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Hebrews 3:7-11

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Hebrews quotes Psalm 95:7-11 in full and attributes it to the Holy Spirit. Where the Hebrew names Meribah and Massah, Hebrews says “the rebellion” and “the testing.”

Formula: καθὼς λέγει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον “as the Holy Spirit says” (Hebrews 3:7)

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Greek of the New Testament: Διό καθὼς λέγει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ οὗ ἐπείρασαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἐν δοκιμασίᾳ καὶ εἶδον τὰ ἔργα μου τεσσεράκοντα ἔτη διὸ προσώχθισα τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ καὶ εἶπον Ἀεὶ πλανῶνται τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοὶ δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὰς ὁδούς μου ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כִּי הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַם מַרְעִיתוֹ וְצֹאן יָדוֹ הַיּוֹם אִם בְּקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ אַל תַּקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָה כְּיוֹם מַסָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר נִסּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּחָנוּנִי גַּם רָאוּ פָעֳלִי אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָקוּט בְּדוֹר וָאֹמַר עַם תֹּעֵי לֵבָב הֵם וְהֵם לֹא יָדְעוּ דְרָכָי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְאַפִּי אִם יְבֹאוּן אֶל מְנוּחָתִי

Septuagint (Psalms 94:8-11 in the Septuagint numbering): σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε, μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ. κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· οὗ ἐπείρασαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν, ἐδοκίμασαν καὶ ἴδοσαν τὰ ἔργα μου. τεσσεράκοντα ἔτη προσώχθισα τῇ γενεᾷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ εἶπα Ἀεὶ πλανῶνται τῇ καρδία, καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὰς ὁδούς μου. ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῆ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 28 consecutive words: “Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ οὗ ἐπείρασαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Hebrews 4:3

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Hebrews quotes again the end of Psalm 95:11: “They will not enter into my rest.”

Formula: καθὼς εἴρηκεν “just as he has said” (Hebrews 4:3)

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Greek of the New Testament: εἰσερχόμεθα γὰρ εἰς κατάπαυσιν οἱ πιστεύσαντες καθὼς εἴρηκεν Ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου καίτοι τῶν ἔργων ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου γενηθέντων

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כִּי הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַם מַרְעִיתוֹ וְצֹאן יָדוֹ הַיּוֹם אִם בְּקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ אַל תַּקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָה כְּיוֹם מַסָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר נִסּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּחָנוּנִי גַּם רָאוּ פָעֳלִי אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָקוּט בְּדוֹר וָאֹמַר עַם תֹּעֵי לֵבָב הֵם וְהֵם לֹא יָדְעוּ דְרָכָי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְאַפִּי אִם יְבֹאוּן אֶל מְנוּחָתִי

Septuagint (Psalms 94:11 in the Septuagint numbering): ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῆ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 12 consecutive words: “Ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Quotation · Hebrews 4:7

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Hebrews quotes again the “today” of Psalm 95:7 and attributes it to David; the psalm has no title in Hebrew.

Formula: ἐν Δαυὶδ λέγων “saying through David” (Hebrews 4:7)

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Greek of the New Testament: πάλιν τινὰ ὁρίζει ἡμέραν Σήμερον ἐν Δαυὶδ λέγων μετὰ τοσοῦτον χρόνον καθὼς προείρηται Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): כִּי הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַם מַרְעִיתוֹ וְצֹאן יָדוֹ הַיּוֹם אִם בְּקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ אַל תַּקְשׁוּ לְבַבְכֶם כִּמְרִיבָה כְּיוֹם מַסָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר נִסּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּחָנוּנִי גַּם רָאוּ פָעֳלִי אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָקוּט בְּדוֹר וָאֹמַר עַם תֹּעֵי לֵבָב הֵם וְהֵם לֹא יָדְעוּ דְרָכָי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְאַפִּי אִם יְבֹאוּן אֶל מְנוּחָתִי

Septuagint (Psalms 94:8 in the Septuagint numbering): σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε, μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ. κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ·

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 11 consecutive words: “Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Psalms 95:7, word by word

is our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
the peopleעַםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
of his pastureמַרְעִיתmarit

pasture

The meadow where the flock grazes; God's people are "the sheep of his pasture".

Where else “marit” appears
and the sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
of his handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
Todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

Where else “yom” appears
you hearתִשְׁמָעוּtishmau

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “tishmau” appears
his voiceקֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” appears

Translation note

From “Today” to the end, the psalm is quoted and explained in Hebrews 3:7–4:11.

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Quotation · Hebrews 3:7-11

Hebrews quotes Psalm 95:7-11 in full and attributes it to the Holy Spirit. Where the Hebrew names Meribah and Massah, Hebrews says “the rebellion” and “the testing.”

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Psalms 95:7

7For he is our Elohim, and we the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,

Hebrews 3:7-11

7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear his voice,

Quotation · Hebrews 4:3

Hebrews quotes again the end of Psalm 95:11: “They will not enter into my rest.”

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Psalms 95:7

7For he is our Elohim, and we the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,

Hebrews 4:3

3For we who have believed enter into rest, just as he has said: So I swore in my wrath: They will not enter into my rest; although the works had been finished from the foundation of the world.

Quotation · Hebrews 4:7

Hebrews quotes again the “today” of Psalm 95:7 and attributes it to David; the psalm has no title in Hebrew.

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Psalms 95:7

7For he is our Elohim, and we the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,

Hebrews 4:7

7again he sets a certain day, Today, saying through David after so long a time, as it has been said before: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

The context

6Come in, let us bow down and bend low; let us kneel before YHWH our Maker.

7 · This verse (above)

8do not harden your heart as at Meribah, as on the day of Massah in the wilderness,

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