Hebrews 3:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

While it is said, To day if ye will 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Heb 3:7-8 : 7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation 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 if ye will hear his voice,
Heb 10:38 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Heb 10:29 : 29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

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