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Hebrews 7:19

For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

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οὐδὲνoudennothingοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “nothing”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.nothingγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenperfectτελειόω (teleioō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “perfect”, a single actionG5048(a) as a course, a race, or the like: I complete, finish (b) as of time or prediction: I accomplish, (c) I make perfect; pass: I am perfected.perfectὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.ἐπεισαγωγὴepeisagōgēbringing inἐπεισαγωγήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “bringing in”, the subject formG1898bringing in (besides or in addition), introduction, importation.This verse uses “bringing in”.the bringing inδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κρείττονοςkreittonosgreaterκρείττων (kreíttōn)adjective, comparative, genitive, singular, feminine — “greater”, the of-formG2909Strong’s files this form under G2908 (κρεῖσσον).of a betterἐλπίδοςelpidoshopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hope”, the of-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeδι’didid; byδιά (dia)preposition — “did; by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.did; byἧςhēswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.the whichἐγγίζομενengizomenwe draw nighἐγγίζω (engizō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we draw nigh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1448trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach.we draw nighτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōunto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.unto God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

(for nothing did the law perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw nigh to God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.

Young’s Literal Translation

(for nothing did the law perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw nigh to God.

World English Bible

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Darby Translation

(for the law perfected nothing,) and the introduction of a better hope by which we draw nigh to God.

Douay-Rheims

(For the law brought nothing to perfection,) but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God.

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