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Hebrews 9:1 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 9 · verse 1
Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.Hebrews 9:1 · King James Version
Hebrews 9:1 in context
1Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
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- ordinancesdikaiōmathat which has been deemed right so as to have force of law, what has been established…G1345 →
- servicelatreiaservice rendered for hire, any service or ministration the service of God, the service…G2999 →
- worldlykosmikosof or belonging to the world, relating to the universe, earthly, worldlyG2886 →
- verilymentruly, certainly, surely, indeedG3303 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
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Here, I. The apostle gives an account of the tabernacle, that place of worship which God appointed to be pitched on earth; it is called a worldly sanctuary, wholly of this world, as to the materials of which it was built, and a building that must be taken down;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7