Hebrews 3:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ Μωϋσῆς μὲν πιστὸς ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, ὡς θεράπων, εἰς μαρτύριον τῶν λαληθησομένων·

Transliteration

And Mōysēs men pistos in holō the oikō of him, as therapōn, eis martyrion of the things lalēthēsomenōn;

Grammar Details

• *Mōysēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - Moses
• *men*: postpositive particle - indeed/on one hand (often paired with δέ)
• *pistos*: nominative, masculine, singular - faithful/trustworthy
• *holō*: dative, masculine, singular - whole/all/entire
• *oikō*: dative, masculine, singular - house/household
• *therapōn*: nominative, masculine, singular - servant/attendant
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - for/unto/as
• *martyrion*: accusative, neuter, singular - testimony/witness
• *lalēthēsomenōn*: future passive participle, genitive, neuter, plural - of things to be spoken

Word Meanings

• *men*: indeed/truly/on one hand
• *pistos*: faithful/trustworthy/reliable
• *holō*: whole/entire/complete
• *oikō*: house/household/family
• *therapōn*: servant/attendant/minister (higher class than a regular servant)
• *martyrion*: testimony/witness/evidence
• *lalēthēsomenōn*: things that would be spoken/things to be uttered later

Referenced Verses

• Num 12:7 : 7 My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house.
• Heb 3:2 : 2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses [was faithful] in all his house.
• Exod 14:31 : 31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
• Heb 8:5 : 5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
• 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
• 1 Tim 1:12 : 12 ¶ And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
• Josh 8:31 : 31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up [any] iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.
• Deut 34:5 : 5 ¶ So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
• Josh 1:2 : 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, [even] to the children of Israel.
• Ps 105:26 : 26 He sent Moses his servant; [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
• Matt 24:45 : 45 ‹Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?›
• Matt 25:21 : 21 ‹His lord said unto him, Well done,› [thou] ‹good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.›
• Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, ‹Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom› [his] ‹lord shall make ruler over his household, to give› [them their] ‹portion of meat in due season?›
• Luke 16:10-12 : 10 ‹He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.› 11 ‹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true› [riches]? 12 ‹And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?›
• Luke 24:27 : 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
• Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said unto them, ‹These› [are] ‹the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and› [in] ‹the prophets, and› [in] ‹the psalms, concerning me.›
• John 5:39 : 39 ‹Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.›
• John 5:46-47 : 46 ‹For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.› 47 ‹But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?›
• Acts 3:22-23 : 22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
• Acts 7:37 : 37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
• Acts 28:23 : 23 ¶ And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning till evening.
• Rom 3:21 : 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
• Josh 1:7 : 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it [to] the right hand or [to] the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
• Josh 1:15 : 15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
• Josh 8:33 : 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
• Deut 3:24 : 24 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God [is there] in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
• Deut 18:15-19 : 15 ¶ The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well [spoken that] which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require [it] of him.
• Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
• 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 ¶ Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you: 11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
• Heb 9:8-9 : 8 ¶ The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: 9 Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation. 11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us]. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
• Neh 9:14 : 14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant: