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Hebrews 8

Heb. 8:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A minister
leitourgos (Greek #3011)
a public servant, i.e. a functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or (genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man)
KJV usage: minister(-ed).
Pronounce: li-toorg-os'
Origin: from a derivative of 2992 and 2041
of γthe sanctuary
hagion (Greek #39)
a sacred thing (i.e. spot)
KJV usage: holiest (of all), holy place, sanctuary.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-on
Origin: neuter of 40
e, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
of the
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
skene (Greek #4633)
a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: habitation, tabernacle.
Pronounce: skay-nay'
Origin: apparently akin to 4632 and 4639
true
alethinos (Greek #228)
truthful
KJV usage: true.
Pronounce: al-ay-thee-nos'
Origin: from 227
tabernacle
skene (Greek #4633)
a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: habitation, tabernacle.
Pronounce: skay-nay'
Origin: apparently akin to 4632 and 4639
, which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
the Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
pitched
pegnumi (Greek #4078)
to fix ("peg"), i.e. (specially) to set up (a tent)
KJV usage: pitch.
Pronounce: payg'-noo-mee
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb (which in its simpler form occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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or, holy things.
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Heb. 9:8,12,24• 8the Holy Spirit showing this that the way of the holies hath not yet been manifested, while yet the first tabernacle hath a standing:
 12neither by blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, entered once for all into the holies, having found an everlasting redemption.
 24For the Christ entered not into handmade holies, figures of the true, but into the heaven itself now to appear to the face of God for us; (Heb. 9:8,12,24)

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Minister,
Sanctuary,
The Tabernacle

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Ministry on This Verse

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minister.
Heb. 9:8‑12• 8the Holy Spirit showing this that the way of the holies hath not yet been manifested, while yet the first tabernacle hath a standing:
 9the which [is] a parable for the time present, according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices, unable as to conscience to perfect the worshipper,
 10only with meats and drinks and different washings, ordinances of flesh imposed until a season of rectification.
 11But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation),
 12neither by blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, entered once for all into the holies, having found an everlasting redemption. (Heb. 9:8‑12)
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Heb. 10:21• 21and [having] a great priest over the house of God, (Heb. 10:21)
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Ex. 28:1,35• 1And thou shalt take thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve me as priest—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
 35And it shall be on Aaron for service; that his sound may be heard when he goeth into the sanctuary before Jehovah, and when he cometh out, that he may not die. (Ex. 28:1,35)
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Luke 24:44• 44And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while being yet with you, that all that must be fulfilled that is written in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms concerning me. (Luke 24:44)
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Rom. 15:8• 8For I say that Christ became a minister of [the] circumcision for God's truth to confirm the promises of the fathers; (Rom. 15:8)
the sanctuary.
or, holy things.
the true.
Heb. 9:11,23‑24• 11But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation),
 23Necessity therefore [was] that the examples of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
 24For the Christ entered not into handmade holies, figures of the true, but into the heaven itself now to appear to the face of God for us; (Heb. 9:11,23‑24)
which.
Heb. 11:10• 10for he waited for the city that hath the foundations, of which God is architect and master-builder. (Heb. 11:10)
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2 Cor. 5:1• 1For we know that if our earthly tabernacle-house be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, everlasting in the heavens. (2 Cor. 5:1)
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Col. 2:11• 11in whom also ye were circumcised with circumcision not wrought by hand, in the putting off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of the Christ; (Col. 2:11)
• For as "the Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into His hand," so does He delight in having Him ever nearest to Himself, that He may give us to enjoy His own ineffable satisfaction in Christ's laying down His life that He might take it again. (“Hebrews 8:1-2” by W. Kelly)
• We have noticed already that the ground of the epistle is the wilderness, not the land; and so here is the "tabernacle", rather than the temple which would suit the rest actually come, not the pilgrimage. (“Hebrews 8:1-2” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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ministerf of the holy places and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord has pitched, and not man.

JND Translation Notes

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Leitourgos, as Rom. 15.16.

W. Kelly Translation

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minister of the holiesa and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, notb man.

WK Translation Notes

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a
It should be uniformly the "holy [place]" or "holies" here and in 9:8, 12, 24, and 10:19, rather than "sanctuary."
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A needless "and" is rightly excluded in the RV.