Hebrews 1:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτούς, καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται: σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν.

Transliteration

And as peribolaion you will helixeis them, and they will allagēsontai: you de the autos ei, and the etē of you ouk ekleipsousin.

Grammar Details

*hōsei*: comparative adverb - as/like/just as
*peribolaion*: accusative, neuter, singular - cloak/covering/mantle
*helixeis*: future active indicative, 2nd singular - will roll up
*allagēsontai*: future passive indicative, 3rd plural - will be changed
*de*: conjunction - but/and/yet
*autos*: nominative, masculine, singular - same
*ei*: present active indicative, 2nd singular - are
*etē*: nominative, neuter, plural - years
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*ekleipsousin*: future active indicative, 3rd plural - will fail/end

Word Meanings

*peribolaion*: cloak/covering/mantle/wrapper
*helixeis*: will roll up/will fold up
*allagēsontai*: will be changed/will be transformed
*ekleipsousin*: will fail/will end/will cease

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Ps 102:26-27 : 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 27 But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and to-day, [yea] and for ever.
Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
Exod 3:14 : 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Ps 90:4 : 4 For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 102:24-28
5 verses
89%
24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy years are throughout all generations.
25Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
27But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
28The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee.
Heb 1:10-11
2 verses
89%
10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:
11They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
Ps 102:12
72%
12But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.
Job 38:14
72%
14It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment:
Mal 3:6
72%
6For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
Hab 1:11-12
2 verses
72%
11Then shall he sweep by [as] a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, [even] he whose might is his god.
12Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.
Ps 90:1-5
5 verses
71%
1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
2Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.
5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
Heb 1:13
71%
13But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till {G302} I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
Job 14:20
71%
20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Isa 51:6
71%
6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Ps 12:7
71%
7Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Eccl 1:4
70%
4One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.
Ps 104:2
70%
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Heb 13:8
70%
8Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and to-day, [yea] and for ever.
Isa 51:8
70%
8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation unto all generations.
Lam 5:19
69%
19Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.
Heb 8:13
69%
13In 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.
Ps 110:4
69%
4Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
Heb 1:8
69%
8but of the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Job 13:28
69%
28Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth - eaten.
Deut 8:4
69%
4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Mark 13:31
69%
31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Ps 93:2
68%
2Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting.
Job 10:5
68%
5Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man's days,
Heb 7:24
68%
24but {G3588} he, because he abideth for ever, hath his priesthood unchangeable.
Matt 24:35
68%
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Job 14:12
68%
12So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
Ps 82:7
68%
7Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.
Job 11:17
68%
17And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
Ps 144:4
68%
4Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Ps 41:12
68%
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
1 Pet 1:24-25
2 verses
68%
24For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth:
25But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.
Job 17:12
68%
12They change the night into day: The light, [say they], is near unto the darkness.
Heb 7:3
68%
3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest {G1519} continually.
Isa 40:8
68%
8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
Ps 61:6
67%
6Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many generations.
Ps 55:19
67%
19God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, {H5542} [The men] who have no changes, And who fear not God.
Heb 12:27
67%
27And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
Ps 104:5
67%
5Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.