Hebrews 9:7
But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
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ASV
but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
KJV
But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἰς | eis | [Enters] into | G1519 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| δευτέραν | deuteran | second | G1208 → |
| ἅπαξ | hapax | once | G530 → |
| τοῦ | tou | in the | G3588 → |
| ἐνιαυτοῦ | eniautou | year | G1763 → |
| μόνος | monos | only | G3441 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| ἀρχιερεὺς | archiereus | high priest | G749 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| χωρὶς | chōris | without | G5565 → |
| αἵματος | aimatos | blood | G129 → |
| ὃ | ho | which | G3739 → |
| προσφέρει | prospherei | he offers | G4374 → |
| ὑπὲρ | huper | for | G5228 → |
| ἑαυτοῦ | he'autou | himself | G1438 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τῶν | tōn | the | G3588 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| λαοῦ | laou | people | G2992 → |
| ἀγνοημάτων· | agnoēmatōn | sins of ignorance; | G51 → |
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