Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Serve (latreuousin). Present active indicative of latreuw for which verb see on Matthew 4:10.
A copy (upodeigmati). Dative case after latreuousin. See already on John 13:15; Hebrews 4:11 for this interesting word.
Shadow (skiai). Dative case. Old word for which see already Matthew 4:16; Mark 4:32; Colossians 2:17. See same idea in Hebrews 9:23. For difference between skia and eikwn see Hebrews 10:1. Here "copy and shadow" form a practical hendiadys for "a shadowy out- line" (Moffatt).
Is warned of God (kexrhmatistai). Perfect passive indicative of xrhmatizw, old verb (from xrhma, business) for which see on Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:22; Luke 2:26. The word "God" is not used, but it is implied as in Acts 10:22; Hebrews 12:25. So in LXX, Josephus, and the papyri.
For saith he (gar fhsi). Argument from God's command (Exodus 25:40).
See that thou make (ora poihseiv). Common Greek idiom with present active imperative of oraw and the volitive future of poiew without ina (asyndeton, Robertson, Grammar, p. 949).
The pattern (ton tupon). The very word used in Exodus 25:40 and quoted also by Stephen in Acts 7:44. For tupov see already John 20:25; Romans 6:17, etc. The tabernacle was to be patterned after the heavenly model.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Hebrews 8:5:
John 13:15
Hebrews 4:14
Hebrews 8:1
Hebrews 8:1
Hebrews 9:6
Hebrews 9:23
Hebrews 10:19
Hebrews 11:7
Hebrews 12:25
1 Peter 3:21
Revelation 6:9
Revelation 7:15
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