Hebrews 9:6

Hebrews 9:6

4 which had the ^agolden censer and ^bthe ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were ^cthe golden pot that had the manna, ^dAaron’s rod that budded, and ^ethe tablets of the covenant;

5 and ^aabove it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.

Limitations of the Earthly Service

6 Now when these things had been thus prepared, ^athe priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services.

7 But into the second part the high priest went alone ^aonce a year, not without blood, which he offered for ^bhimself and for the people’s sins committed in ignorance;

8 the Holy Spirit indicating this, that ^athe way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.

9 It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered ^awhich cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience—

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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These things having been thus prepared (toutwn outwv kateskeuasmenwn). Genitive absolute with the perfect passive participle of kataskeuazw for which verb see verse Hebrews 9:2. A mere summary has been made of the furniture.

Go in (eisiasin). Present active indicative of eiseimi, to go in, old verb, in N.T. only here, Acts 3:3; Acts 21:18, Acts 21:26.

Accomplishing (epitelountev). Present active participle of epitelew for which see Hebrews 8:5.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Hebrews 9:6:**

Acts 21:18
Romans 9:4
Hebrews 4:14
Hebrews 8:1
Hebrews 10:19

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