Hebrews 8:13
By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away.
KJV
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
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Commentary
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐν | en | In | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| λέγειν | legein | saying | G3004 → |
| καινὴν | kainēn | new | G2537 → |
| πεπαλαίωκεν | pepalaiōken | He has made obsolete | G3822 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| πρώτην· | prōtēn | first; | G4413 → |
| τὸ | to | that | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| παλαιούμενον | palaioumenon | growing old | G3822 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| γηράσκον | gēraskon | aging | G1095 → |
| ἐγγὺς | engus | [is] near | G1451 → |
| ἀφανισμοῦ.¶ | aphanismou | vanishing. | G854 → |
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