King James Version

Hebrews 9:20

Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

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λέγωνlegōnSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saying”, 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.SayingΤοῦτοtoutoThisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “This”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.αἷμαhaimais the bloodαἷμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “is the blood”, the subject formG129blood (especially as shed).is the bloodτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διαθήκηςdiathēkēsof the testamentδιαθήκη (diathēkē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the testament”, the of-formG1242(a) a covenant between two parties, (b) (the ordinary, everyday sense [found a countless number of times in papyri]) a will, testament.This verse uses “testament”.of the testamentἧςhēswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐνετείλατοeneteilatohath enjoinedἐντέλλομαι (entellomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath enjoined”, a single actionG1781I give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands).hath enjoinedπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'This [is] the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you-ward.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'This [is] the blood of the covenant that God enjoined unto you,'

World English Bible

saying, “This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you.”

Darby Translation

saying, This [is] the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined to you.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: This is the blood of the testament, which God hath enjoined unto you.

Quotes

Exodus 24:8 Exodus 24:8 · King James VersionAnd Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.Exodus 24:8 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.

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