Hebrews 9:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μετὰ δὲ τὸ δεύτερον καταπέτασμα, σκηνὴ ἡ λεγομένη Ἅγια ἁγίων·

Transliteration

Meta de to deuteron katapetasma, skēnē hē legomenē Hagia hagiōn;

Grammar Details

• *Meta*: preposition with accusative - 'after/behind'
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - 'and/but'
• *to deuteron*: accusative neuter singular - 'the second'
• *katapetasma*: accusative neuter singular - 'veil/curtain'
• *skēnē*: nominative feminine singular - 'tabernacle/tent'
• *hē legomenē*: nominative feminine singular present passive participle - 'the [one] being called'
• *Hagia hagiōn*: Nominative neuter plural + genitive neuter plural - 'Holy of Holies'

Word Meanings

• *katapetasma*: veil/curtain/hanging
• *skēnē*: tabernacle/tent/compartment
• *Hagia hagiōn*: Holy of Holies/Most Holy Place/Holiest of All

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} after{G3326} the{G2665} second{G1208} veil,{G2665} the tabernacle{G4633} which is called{G3004} the Holy{G39} of holies;{G39}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} after{G3326} the second{G1208} veil{G2665}, the tabernacle{G4633} which{G3588} is called{G3004}{(G5746)} the Holiest of all{G39}{G39};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But with in the secode vayle was ther a tabernacle which is called holiest of all

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But behynde the seconde vayle was the Tabernacle which is called Holiest of all,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And after the seconde vaile was the Tabernacle, which is called the Holiest of all,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But after the seconde vayle was a tabernacle, which is called holyest of al:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and after the second vail a tabernacle that is called `Holy of holies,'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And inside the second veil was the place which is named the Holy of holies;

• World English Bible (2000)

  After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 26:31-33 : 31 And you shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen; with cherubim shall it be made, of skillful work. 32 And you shall hang it upon four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. 33 And you shall hang up the veil under the clasps, that you may bring in there within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall divide for you between the holy place and the most holy.
• Exod 40:3 : 3 And you shall put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil.
• Exod 40:21 : 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 1 Kgs 8:6 : 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
• 2 Chr 3:14 : 14 And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and worked cherubim on it.
• Isa 25:7 : 7 And He will destroy on this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations.
• Matt 27:51 : 51 And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split;
• Heb 6:19 : 19 This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the inner sanctuary behind the veil,
• Heb 9:8 : 8 The Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing:
• Heb 10:19-20 : 19 Therefore, brothers, having boldness to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way which he consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, his flesh,
• Exod 36:35-38 : 35 And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and finely twisted linen: he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman. 36 And he made four pillars of acacia wood for it, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were gold, and he cast four silver sockets for them. 37 And he made a screen for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and finely twisted linen, of needlework; 38 And its five pillars with their hooks; and he overlaid their tops and their bands with gold: but their five sockets were bronze.