Hebrews 9:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But only the high priest entered the second room, and only once a year, never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἰς δὲ τὴν δευτέραν ἅπαξ τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ μόνος ὁ ἀρχιερεύς, οὐ χωρὶς αἵματος, ὃ προσφέρει ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ ἀγνοημάτων:

Transliteration

Into de tēn deuteran hapax tou eniautou monos ho archiereus, not chōris haimatos, ho prospherci hyper heautou, and tōn tou laou agnoēmatōn:

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - 'but/and'
• *tēn deuteran*: accusative feminine singular - 'the second'
• *hapax*: adverb - 'once'
• *tou eniautou*: genitive masculine singular - 'of the year'
• *monos*: nominative masculine singular adjective - 'alone'
• *ho archiereus*: nominative masculine singular - 'the high priest'
• *chōris*: preposition with genitive - 'without'
• *haimatos*: genitive neuter singular - 'blood'
• *ho*: relative pronoun, accusative neuter singular - 'which'
• *prospherci*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - 'he offers'
• *hyper*: preposition with genitive - 'for/on behalf of'
• *heautou*: genitive masculine singular reflexive pronoun - 'himself'
• *tōn tou laou*: genitive masculine singular - 'of the people'
• *agnoēmatōn*: genitive neuter plural - 'sins of ignorance/errors'

Word Meanings

• *deuteran*: second [tabernacle]/inner [compartment]
• *hapax*: once/one time
• *eniautou*: year/yearly cycle
• *archiereus*: high priest/chief priest
• *chōris*: without/apart from
• *haimatos*: blood
• *prospherci*: offers/presents/brings
• *hyper*: for/on behalf of/concerning
• *laou*: people/nation/populace
• *agnoēmatōn*: sins of ignorance/errors/mistakes

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But into the second the high priest went alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the errors of the people:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But into the seconde went the hye prest alone once every yeare: and not with out bloud which he offered for him silfe and for the ignoraunce of ye people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But in to the seconde wente the hye prest alone once in the yeare, not without bloude, which he offred for himselfe and for the ignoraunce of the people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But into the second went the hie Priest alone, once euery yere, not without blood which hee offered for himselfe, and for the ignorances of the people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But into ye seconde (went) the hye priest alone once euery yere, not without blood, which he offered for hym selfe, & for the ignorauncies of the people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and into the second, once in the year, only the chief priest, not apart from blood, which he doth offer for himself and the errors of the people,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But only the high priest went into the second, once a year, not without making an offering of blood for himself and for the errors of the people:

• World English Bible (2000)

  but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But only the high priest enters once a year into the inner tent, and not without blood that he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 16:34 : 34 This shall be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement for the Israelites for all their sins once a year." And it was done as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Exod 30:10 : 10 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. Once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD.
• Lev 5:18 : 18 They must bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, valued according to your estimation, as a guilt offering. The priest will make atonement for them concerning the mistake they made unintentionally, though they were unaware of it, and they will be forgiven.
• Heb 7:27 : 27 He does not need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do—first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all when he offered himself.
• Heb 9:24-25 : 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. 25 Nor did He enter to offer Himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own.
• Heb 10:3 : 3 But instead, these sacrifices serve as a reminder of sins year after year.
• Heb 10:19-20 : 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body,
• Lev 16:2-9 : 2 The LORD said to Moses, "Tell your brother Aaron that he must not come at any time into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain, in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the atonement cover. 3 Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place in this way: with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering. 4 He must put on a sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on. 5 From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt offering. 6 Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household. 7 Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8 He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD and the other for Azazel. 9 Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the LORD and sacrifice it as a sin offering. 10 But the goat chosen by lot for Azazel shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement by sending it into the wilderness to Azazel. 11 Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household. He is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. 12 Then he shall take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the curtain. 13 He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the atonement cover above the testimony, so that he will not die. 14 He shall take some of the bull's blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover. 15 He shall also slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood inside the curtain. He shall do with its blood as he did with the bull's blood: He is to sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it. 16 In this way, he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 No one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household, and the whole assembly of Israel. 18 Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. 19 He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites. 20 When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat.
• 2 Chr 33:9 : 9 But Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
• Ps 19:12 : 12 By them Your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
• Ps 95:10 : 10 For forty years I was grieved with that generation, and I said, 'They are a people whose hearts go astray; they do not know My ways.'
• Isa 3:12 : 12 My people! Children oppress you, and women rule over you. Your guides mislead you and destroy the way of your paths.
• Isa 9:16 : 16 Therefore, the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, nor will he have compassion on their orphans and widows, for everyone is ungodly and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.
• Isa 28:7 : 7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
• Isa 29:14 : 14 Therefore, I will again do extraordinary things with this people, with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise will perish, and the understanding of their discerning will vanish.
• Hos 4:12 : 12 My people consult their wooden idols, and their staffs provide guidance for them. A spirit of prostitution has led them astray; they have been unfaithful under their God.
• Heb 5:2-3 : 2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness. 3 Because of this, he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for the sins of the people.
• Amos 2:14 : 14 Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
• 2 Sam 6:7 : 7 The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence. He died there beside the ark of God.