King James Version
Hebrews 3:7 in the King James Version says “Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,” — study this verse from Hebrews chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,”
Hebrews 3:7 · KJV
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“Ghost”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
“the Holy”
G40sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
“To day”
G4594on the (i.e., this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e., at present, hitherto)
“if”
G1437a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
“voice”
G5456a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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