King James Version

Hebrews 1:12

And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “like a garment” (ὡς ἱμάτιον) before also here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὡσεὶhōseiasὡσείconjunction — “as”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.asπεριβόλαιονperibolaiona vestureπεριβόλαιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a vesture”, the object formG4018a wrapper, mantle, veil, cloak, covering.a vestureἑλίξειςhelixeisshalt thou foldἑλίσσω (helissō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “shalt thou fold”, an action still aheadG1667I roll, roll up, fold up.shalt thou foldαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἱμάτιονhimationclothingἱμάτιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “clothing”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀλλαγήσονταιallagēsontaithey shall be changedἀλλάσσω (allassō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they shall be changed”, an action still aheadG236I change, alter, exchange, transform.they shall be changedσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτὸςautossameαὐτόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “same”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “same”.the sameεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “years”, the subject formG2094a year.yearsσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐκλείψουσινekleipsousinfailἐκλείπω (ekleipō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “fail”, an action still aheadG1587I fail, die out, come to an end, am defunct.fail

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and as a mantle Thou shall roll them together, and they shall be changed, and Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.

Young’s Literal Translation

and as a mantle Thou shall roll them together, and they shall be changed, and Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.'

World English Bible

You will roll them up like a mantle, and they will be changed; but you are the same. Your years won’t fail.”

Darby Translation

and as a covering shalt thou roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the Same, and thy years shall not fail.

Douay-Rheims

And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: but thou art the selfsame, and thy years shall not fail.

Quotes

Psalms 102:26 Psalms 102:26 · King James VersionThey shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:Psalms 102:26 · King James VersionOpen the Source
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
Psalms 102:27 Psalms 102:27 · King James VersionBut thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.Psalms 102:27 · King James VersionOpen the Source
But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.