King James Version
Hebrews 5:11 in the King James Version says “Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.” — study this verse from Hebrews chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.”
Hebrews 5:11 · KJV
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. is unskillful: Gr. hath no experience
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“Of”
G4012properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive cas
“many things”
G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
“have”
G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“to be uttered”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“ye are”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
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