King James Version

Hebrews 13:10

We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

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ἔχομενechomenWe haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “We have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.We haveθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionan altarθυσιαστήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “an altar”, the object formG2379an altar (for sacrifice).an altarἐξexwhereofἐκ (ek)preposition — “whereof”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.whereofοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.φαγεῖνphageinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).to eatοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔχουσινechousinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σκηνῇskēnētabernacleσκηνήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “tabernacle”, the to- or for-formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.This verse uses “tabernacle”.the tabernacleλατρεύοντεςlatreuontesto ministerλατρεύω (latreuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to minister”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3000I serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving,

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American Standard Version (1901)

We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle.

Young’s Literal Translation

we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving,

World English Bible

We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat.

Darby Translation

We have an altar of which they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle;

Douay-Rheims

We have an altar, whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle.

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