King James Version

Hebrews 1:8

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of the” (τῆς) before kingdom here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱόνhuionSonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.the SonὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνοςthronosthroneθρόνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “throne”, the subject formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.throneσουsouof thyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “of thy”, the of-formG4771you.of thyὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaan ageαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an age”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.This verse uses “an age”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶνοςaiōnosan ageαἰών (aiōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “an age”, the of-formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.This verse uses “an age”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ῥάβδοςrhabdosrodῥάβδοςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “rod”, the subject formG4464a rod, staff, staff of authority, scepter.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εὐθύτητοςeuthutētosrighteousnessεὐθύτης (euthutēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the of-formG2118straightness, uprightness.ῥάβδοςrhabdosrodῥάβδοςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “rod”, the subject formG4464a rod, staff, staff of authority, scepter.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαςbasileiaskingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the of-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.kingdomσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and unto the Son: 'Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy reign;

Translation Note

The address is ὁ θρόνος σου ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. θεός here is a noun, nominative, singular, masculine. The vocative form of that noun is θεέ, which is not the form in the line. A nominative is still used as a direct address in Greek.

The King James Version reads “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever.” The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “God is your throne forever and ever.” Both are grammatical English readings of a nominative θεός beside “your throne.” The sentence is spoken πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν, “but to the Son.”

King James Version. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “But about the Son, he says: “God is your throne forever and ever, and the scepter of your Kingdom is the scepter of uprightness.” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

but of the Son he saith , Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

and unto the Son: 'Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy reign;

World English Bible

But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.

Darby Translation

but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age, and a sceptre of uprightness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Douay-Rheims

But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Quotes

Psalms 45:7 Psalms 45:7 · King James VersionThou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.Psalms 45:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Fulfills

Psalms 45:6 Psalms 45:6 · King James VersionThy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.Psalms 45:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
throne of God for ever (the Son) · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.