Hebrews 9:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot {G3756} now speak {G2596} severally.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑπεράνω δὲ αὐτῆς χερουβιμ δόξης κατασκιάζοντα τὸ ἱλαστήριον· περὶ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν νῦν λέγειν κατὰ μέρος.

Transliteration

Hyperanō de autēs cherubim doxēs kataskiazonta to hilastērion; peri hōn ouk estin nyn legein kata meros.

Grammar Details

• *Hyperanō*: adverb - 'above/over'
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - 'and/but'
• *autēs*: genitive feminine singular pronoun - 'of it'
• *cherubim*: nominative neuter plural - 'cherubim'
• *doxēs*: genitive feminine singular - 'of glory'
• *kataskiazonta*: present active participle, nominative neuter plural - 'overshadowing'
• *to hilastērion*: accusative neuter singular - 'the mercy seat/place of propitiation'
• *peri*: preposition with genitive - 'concerning'
• *hōn*: relative pronoun, genitive plural - 'which [things]'
• *ouk estin*: present indicative, 3rd person singular - 'it is not'
• *nyn*: adverb - 'now'
• *legein*: present active infinitive - 'to speak'
• *kata meros*: according to part - 'in detail'

Word Meanings

• *cherubim*: cherubim (angelic beings)
• *doxēs*: glory/splendor/majesty
• *kataskiazonta*: overshadowing/covering/shading
• *hilastērion*: mercy seat/place of propitiation/atonement cover
• *kata meros*: in detail/particularly/specifically

Referenced Verses

• Lev 16:2 : 2 and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.
• Exod 25:17-22 : 17 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat. 19 And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
• 1 Kgs 8:6-7 : 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
• 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
• 1 Chr 28:11 : 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch [of the temple], and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper rooms thereof, and of the inner chambers thereof, and of the [ place] [of the mercy-seat;]
• Ps 80:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest [above] the cherubim, shine forth.
• Ps 99:1 : 1 Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth [above] the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
• Eph 3:10 : 10 to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly [places] might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,
• Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help [us] in time of need.
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
• Exod 37:6-9 : 6 And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; 8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.
• Lev 16:13 : 13 and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
• Num 7:89 : 89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spake unto him.
• 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth [above] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.