Hebrews 9:3 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 9:3

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

BSB

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ASV

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;

KJV

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And after the second veil - There were two “veils” to the tabernacle. The one which is described in Exo 26:36-37, was called “the hanging for the door of the tent,” and was made of “blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,” and was suspended on five pillars of shittim-wood, overlaid with gold. This answered for a door to the whole tabernacle. The second or inner veil, here referred to, divided the holy from the most holy place. This is described in Exo 26:31-

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And--Greek, "But." after--behind; within. second veil--There were two veils or curtains, one before the Holy of Holies (catapetasma), here alluded to, the other before the tabernacle door (calumma). called--as opposed to "the true."

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μετὰ	meta	Behind	G3326 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
δεύτερον	deuteron	second	G1208 →
καταπέτασμα	katapetasma	veil	G2665 →
σκηνὴ	skēnē	[was] a tabernacle	G4633 →
ἡ	hē	which	G3588 →
λεγομένη	legomenē	is being named	G3004 →
ἅγια	hagia	Holies	G39 →
ἁγίων	hagiōn	of Holies	G39 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 27:51
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
leads to
- Hebrews 10:19–22
  Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Revelation 11:19
  Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 15:38
  And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- Hebrews 6:19
  We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
- Luke 23:45
  The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
Through
Exodus 40:3
Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
leads to
- Exodus 35:12
  the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 4:5
  Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
Through
Exodus 40:21
Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.
leads to
- Exodus 26:33
  And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

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Blue, Purple & Scarlet

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews