Hebrews 3:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐν τῷ λέγεσθαι, Σήμερον ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε, μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ.

Transliteration

In the legesthai, Sēmeron ean the phōnēs of him akousēte, mē sklērynēte the kardias of you, hōs in the parapikrasmō.

Grammar Details

*legesthai*: present passive infinitive - to be said/spoken
*Sēmeron*: adverb - today/this day
*ean*: conditional conjunction - if
*phōnēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of voice/sound
*akousēte*: aorist subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might hear
*mē*: negative particle with subjunctive - not/do not
*sklērynēte*: aorist subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might harden
*kardias*: accusative, feminine, plural - hearts
*hōs*: adverb - as/like
*parapikrasmō*: dative, masculine, singular - provocation/rebellion

Word Meanings

*legesthai*: to be said/to be spoken/to be told
*Sēmeron*: today/this day/now
*phōnēs*: voice/sound/utterance
*akousēte*: hear/listen to/heed
*sklērynēte*: harden/make stubborn/make insensitive
*kardias*: hearts/inner selves/minds
*parapikrasmō*: provocation/rebellion/bitter contention

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Heb 3:7-8 : 7 Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
Ps 95:7 : 7 For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice!
Heb 10:38 : 38 But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
Heb 10:29 : 29 of how much sorer punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith {G1722} he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

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