King James Version

Hebrews 1:6

And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

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ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.εἰσαγάγῃeisagagēhe bringeth inεἰσάγω (eisagō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he bringeth in”, a single actionG1521I lead in, bring in, introduce.he bringeth inτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρωτότοκονprōtotokonfirstbegottenπρωτότοκος (prōtotokos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “firstbegotten”, the object formG4416first-born, eldest.the firstbegottenεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnworldοἰκουμένη (oikoumenē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “world”, the object formG3625(properly: the land that is being inhabited, the land in a state of habitation), the inhabited world, that is, the Roman world, for all outside it was regarded as of no account.the worldλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saithΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσκυνησάτωσανproskunēsatōsanletπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person plural — “let”, a single actionG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.letαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἄγγελοιangeloiangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, 'And let them bow before him — all messengers of God;'

Translation Note

προσκυνησάτωσαν is a verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person plural, from προσκυνέω. Dodson’s range for that verb is “I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.”

The King James Version reads “let all the angels of God worship him.” The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “do obeisance.” Both English words sit inside that lexical range. Every New Testament occurrence is on the word page for προσκυνέω.

King James Version. And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “But when he again brings his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: “And let all of God’s angels do obeisance to him.”” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, 'And let them bow before him — all messengers of God;'

World English Bible

When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”

Darby Translation

and again, when he brings in the firstborn into the habitable world, he says, And let all God's angels worship him.

Douay-Rheims

And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith: And let all the angels of God adore him.

Quotes

Deuteronomy 32:43 Deuteronomy 32:43 · King James VersionRejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.Deuteronomy 32:43 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.