Hebrews

Hebrews 3:9–10

⁹where your fathers tested and tried Me,

and for forty years saw My works.

¹⁰Therefore I was angry with that generation,

and I said,

‘Their hearts are always going astray,

and they have not known My ways.’

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
where	οὗ	hou	Adverb	G3757 where, whither, when
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
fathers	πατέρες	pateres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
tested	ἐπείρασαν	epeirasan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3985 I try, tempt, test
tried	δοκιμασίᾳ	dokimasia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1382 a trial, proof; tried, approved character
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
for forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5062 forty
years	ἔτη	etē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year
saw	εἶδον	eidon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
works	ἔργα	erga	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	διὸ	dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
I was angry	προσώχθισα	prosōchthisa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4360 I am displeased with
with	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
that	ταύτῃ	tautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
generation	γενεᾷ	genea	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1074 a generation
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I said	εἶπον	eipon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Their	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
hearts	καρδίᾳ	kardia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
always	Ἀεὶ	Aei	Adverb	G104 always
going astray	πλανῶνται	planōntai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4105 I lead astray, deceive
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
they have not known	ἔγνωσαν	egnōsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
ways	ὁδούς	hodous	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3598 a way, road, journey

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hebrews 3:9 Acts 7:36 · Deuteronomy 4:9 · Deuteronomy 4:3 · Exodus 19:4 · Deuteronomy 8:4

Hebrews 3:10 Psalm 95:10 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · Psalm 67:2 · Jeremiah 4:22 · Ephesians 4:30 · Psalm 78:8 · Hosea 4:12 · Isaiah 63:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.