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Hebrews 9:6 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 9 · verse 6
Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.Hebrews 9:6 · King James Version
Hebrews 9:6 in context
4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
5And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
6Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
7But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
8The 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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- accomplishingepiteleōto bring to an end, accomplish, perfect, execute, complete, to take upon one s self, to…G2005 →
- tabernacleskēnētent, tabernacle, , of that well known movable temple of God after the pattern of which…G4633 →
- ordainedkataskeuazōto furnish, equip, prepare, make ready, of one who makes anything ready for a person or…G2680 →
- priestshiereusa priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites, referring…G2409 →
- alwaysdiapantosconstantly, always, continuallyG1275 →
- 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