KJV King James Version
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hebrews 8:2
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
WEB World English Bible
a servant of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
ASV American Standard Version
a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
of the holy places a servant, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord did set up, and not man,
Surrounding context — Hebrews 8
1 Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore [it is] of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁγίωνG39 · hagionHoly PlaceλειτουργὸςG3011 · leitourgosministerκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσκηνῆςG4633 · skēnētentτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀληθινῆς,G228 · alēthinostrueἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἔπηξενG4078 · pēgnumito set upὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριος,G2962 · kurioslord: GodοὐκG3756 · ounoἄνθρωπος.G444 · anthrōposa human
Cross-references
Exodus 33:7And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, [that] every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which [was] without the camp.Romans 15:8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers:2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.Hebrews 9:23-24[It was] therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.Hebrews 9:8-12The 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:Hebrews 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God.Hebrews 10:21And [having] an high priest over the house of God;Colossians 2:11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:Luke 24:44And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.Exodus 28:1And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, [even] Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.Exodus 28:35And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy [place] before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
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