Hebrews

Hebrews 12:18–24

¹⁸For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that^g is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; ¹⁹to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. ²⁰For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”^h ²¹The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”ⁱ

²²Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels ²³in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, ²⁴to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Footnotes

g 12:18 Literally to what can be touched and
h 12:20 Exodus 19:12–13|EXO 19:12-13
i 12:21 Deuteronomy 9:19|DEU 9:19

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Hebrews 12:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
you have not come to	προσεληλύθατε	proselēlythate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4334 I come near, consent to
can be touched	ψηλαφωμένῳ	psēlaphōmenō	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Singular	G5584 I feel, touch, handle, grope for
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
is burning	κεκαυμένῳ	kekaumenō	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Singular	G2545 I ignite, light, burn
with fire	πυρὶ	pyri	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials
to darkness	γνόφῳ	gnophō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G1105 darkness, gloom
gloom	ζόφῳ	zophō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2217 darkness, murkiness
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
storm	θυέλλῃ	thyellē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2366 a storm, tempest

Hebrews 12:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to a trumpet	σάλπιγγος	salpingos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4536 a trumpet
blast	ἤχῳ	ēchō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2279 a sound, rumor
to a voice	φωνῇ	phōnē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
that	ἧς	hēs	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
hearers	ἀκούσαντες	akousantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
beg that	παρῃτήσαντο	parētēsanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject
no further	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
word	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
be spoken	προστεθῆναι	prostethēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G4369 I put to, add, do again

Hebrews 12:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
they could not bear	ἔφερον	epheron	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead
what	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
was commanded	διαστελλόμενον	diastellomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1291 I give a commission, order
If even	Κἂν	Kan	Adverb	G2579 and if, even if
an animal	θηρίον	thērion	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2342 a wild beast, animal
touches	θίγῃ	thigē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2345 I touch, handle
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
mountain	ὄρους	orous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3735 a mountain
it must be stoned	λιθοβοληθήσεται	lithobolēthēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3036 I stone, cast stones at

Hebrews 12:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
sight	φανταζόμενον	phantazomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5324 I cause to appear
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
so	οὕτω	houtō	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
terrifying	φοβερὸν	phoberon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5398 fearful, dreadful
even	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
trembling	ἔντρομος	entromos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1790 trembling through fear
with fear	Ἔκφοβός	Ekphobos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1630 greatly terrified

Hebrews 12:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Instead	Ἀλλὰ	Alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
you have come to	προσεληλύθατε	proselēlythate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4334 I come near, consent to
Mount	ὄρει	orei	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3735 a mountain
Zion	Σιὼν	Siōn	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4622 Zion
city	πόλει	polei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4172 a city
of	ζῶντος	zōntos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2198 I live
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
heavenly	ἐπουρανίῳ	epouraniō	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G2032 heavenly, celestial
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλὴμ	Ierousalēm	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2419 Jerusalem
to myriads	μυριάσιν	myriasin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3461 a myriad, ten thousand
of angels	ἀγγέλων	angelōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G32 an angel, messenger

Hebrews 12:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in joyful assembly	πανηγύρει	panēgyrei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3831 a festival assembly
congregation	ἐκκλησίᾳ	ekklēsia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
of	πρωτοτόκων	prōtotokōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4416 first-born
enrolled	ἀπογεγραμμένων	apogegrammenōn	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural	G583 I enroll, inscribe in a register
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
heaven	οὐρανοῖς	ouranois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
Judge	Κριτῇ	Kritē	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2923 a judge
of all	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
to	πνεύμασι	pneumasi	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
of	δικαίων	dikaiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
made perfect	τετελειωμένων	teteleiōmenōn	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect

Hebrews 12:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
mediator	μεσίτῃ	mesitē	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3316 a mediator, go-between
of a new	νέας	neas	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3501 young, new, fresh
covenant	διαθήκης	diathēkēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1242 a covenant, will, testament
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to	ῥαντισμοῦ	rhantismou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4473 sprinkling, purification
blood	αἵματι	haimati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G129 blood
that speaks	λαλοῦντι	lalounti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G2980 I speak, say
a better word	κρεῖττον	kreitton	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G2909 stronger, more excellent
than	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
of	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Abel	Ἅβελ	Habel	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G6 Abel