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Hebrews 8:13

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IS THE OLD COVENANT WITH GOD STILL NECESSARY?�

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THE CONTEXT

The high priest of a new and better covenant

is Jesus the Christ and Lord,

the crucified one

who was raised from the dead

by the Holy Spirit of his Father.

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HEBREWS 8,13

Greek Text

Morphological Analysis

Semantic Analysis with Strong’s Numbers

Key Words and Parallels

Nova Vulgata

A Modern Greek Translation

A Modern Hebrew Translation

Prospects

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THE GREEK TEXT

A

ἐν τῷ λέγειν καινὴν πεπαλαίωκεν τὴν πρώτην·

en tō̂i légein kainḕn pepalaíōken tḕn prṓtēn:

In - the - to say - new - he has made old - the - first

B

τὸ δὲ παλαιούμενον καὶ γηράσκον ἐγγὺς ἀφανισμοῦ.

tò dè palaioúmenon kaì gēráskon engỳs aphanismoû.

the - but - being made old - and - growing old - near - disappearance

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MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

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  • 1. ἐν ἐν - pd (preposition dative)
  • 2. τῷ ὁ - ddns (definite article dative neuter singular)
  • 3. λέγειν λέγω - vnpa (verb infinitive present active)
  • 4. καινήν καινός - anafsn (adjective normal accusative feminine singular no degree)
  • 5. πεπαλαίωκεν παλαιόω - vixa3s (verb indicative perfect active 3rd person singular)
  • 6. τήν ὁ - dafs (definite article accusative feminine singular)
  • 7. πρώτην πρῶτος - aoafsn (adjective ordinal accusative feminine singular no degree)
  • 8. τό ὁ - dnns (definite article nominative neuter singular)
  • 9. δέ δέ - cc (conjunction coordinating)
  • 10. παλαιούμενον παλαιόω - vpppnns (verb participle present passive nominative neuter singular)
  • 11. καί καί - cc (conjunction coordinating)
  • 12. γηράσκον γηράσκω - vppanns (verb participle present active nominative neuter singular)
  • 13. ἐγγύς ἐγγύς - pg (preposition genitive)
  • 14. ἀφανισμοῦ ἀφανισμός - ngmsc (noun genitive masculine singular common)

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Semantic Analysis with Strong’s Numbers

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KEY WORDS AND PARALLELS

καινός, παλαιόω, πρῶτος, γηράσκω, ἐγγύς, ἀφανισμός

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Heb 1,11; 6,8; 7,2; 8,7-8.13; 9,1-2.6.8.15.18; 10,9

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See: Isa 51,6; Matt 24,35; 1Cor 13,8; 2Cor 5,17; Heb 7,11-12.18-19; 8,8; 9,9-10

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NOVA VULGATA�

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A

Dicendo "novum" veteravit prius

Dicendo «nuovo» invecchiò il primo

B

quod autem antiquatur et senescit, prope interitum est

ciò che però diventa antiquato e invecchia, presto è finito

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A MODERN GREEK TRANSLATION

A

Με το να λέει, Καινούργια, έχει κάνει παλιά την πρώτη διαθήκη.

Me to na léei, Kainoúrgia, échei kánei paliá tin próti diathíki.

By saying, New, he has made the first testament outdated.

B

Και αυτό που παλιώνει και γερνάει είναι κοντά στον αφανισμό.

Kai aftó pou paliónei kai gernáei eínai kontá ston afanismó.

And what is getting older is getting closer to extinction.

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A

הִנֵּה בְּאָמְרוֹ בְּרִית חֲדָשָׁה יִשֵּׁן אֶת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה

hinneh be'amro berith chadashah yishshen eth harishonah

[or] hinnē bĕʾāmrô bĕrît ḥădāšâ yiššēn ʾet hāriʾšônâ

Here's they say, a new alliance sleeping off the first one.

B

וּמַה שֶּׁנוֹשָׁן וּמַזְקִין קָרוֹב לַחֲלֹף.

umah shenoshan umazqin qarov lachaloph

[or] ûma šenôšān ûmazqîn qārôb laḥălōp

And what sleeps and ages is close to passing away.

A MODERN HEBREW TRANSLATION

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PROSPECTS

  • Why is the Old Testament obsolete and erased or aged or even abolished (Heb 10: 9) by the New?
  • Are the Old and New Testaments really at odds with each other?
  • How to interpret the Old Testament (Law of Moses - or Torah) starting from Christ who was sentenced to death on the basis of the same Law-Torah?
  • You certainly don't get old if you follow Christ, who is the only new man.

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