Hebrews 1:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην, καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν· διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεός σου, ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου.

Transliteration

You ēgapēsas dikaiosynēn, and emisēsas anomian; through this echrisen you the Theos, the Theos of you, with elaion of agalliaseōs beyond the metochous of you.

Grammar Details

• *ēgapēsas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - loved
• *dikaiosynēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness
• *emisēsas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - hated
• *anomian*: accusative, feminine, singular - lawlessness/iniquity
• *echrisen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - anointed
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *elaion*: accusative, neuter, singular - oil
• *agalliaseōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of gladness/joy
• *para*: preposition + accusative - beyond/more than
• *metochous*: accusative, masculine, plural - companions/partners

Word Meanings

• *dikaiosynēn*: righteousness/justice
• *anomian*: lawlessness/iniquity/unrighteousness
• *elaion agalliaseōs*: oil of gladness/oil of exultation/oil of joy
• *metochous*: companions/partners/fellows/associates

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of joy beyond Your companions.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou hast loved{G25} righteousness,{G1343} and{G2532} hated{G3404} iniquity;{G458} Therefore{G1223} {G5124} God,{G2316} thy{G4675} God,{G2316} hath anointed{G5548} thee{G4571} With the oil{G1637} of gladness{G20} above{G3844} thy{G4675} fellows.{G3353}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou hast loved{G25}{(G5656)} righteousness{G1343}, and{G2532} hated{G3404}{(G5656)} iniquity{G458}; therefore{G1223}{G5124} God{G2316}, even thy{G4675} God{G2316}, hath anointed{G5548}{(G5656)} thee{G4571} with the oil{G1637} of gladness{G20} above{G3844} thy{G4675} fellows{G3353}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thou hast loved rightewesnes and hated iniquyte. Wherfore God which is thy God hath anoynted the with ye oyle of gladnes above thy felowes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou hast loued righteousnes, & hated iniquyte: wherfore God (which is thy God) hath anoynted the with the oyle of gladnesse aboue yi felowes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou hast loued righteousnes & hated iniquitie. Wherefore God, eue thy God, hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou hast loued ryghteousnesse, and hated iniquitie: Therfore God, euen thy God, hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse, aboue thy felowes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 61:3 : 3 To appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.
• Ps 45:7 : 7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions.
• Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
• Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 1:9 : 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Ps 23:5 : 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
• Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
• John 1:41 : 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah, (which is translated, the Christ.)
• John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
• John 20:17 : 17 Jesus said to her, Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
• Acts 4:27 : 27 For truly against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
• Acts 10:38 : 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
• Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good.
• Isa 61:8 : 8 For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
• Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
• Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• Ps 11:5 : 5 The LORD tests the righteous, but the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.
• Ps 33:5 : 5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
• Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
• Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God: yes, Your law is within my heart.
• Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him:
• Ps 89:26 : 26 He shall cry to me, You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
• Ps 119:104 : 104 Through Your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way.
• Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.
• Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ:
• Phil 2:9 : 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name:
• Heb 2:11 : 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
• Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
• 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
• Rev 2:6-7 : 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
• Rev 2:15 : 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I hate.
• 2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I do not lie.
• Zech 8:17 : 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, says the LORD.