King James Version
Hebrews 9:5 in the King James Version says “And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly .” — study this verse from Hebrews chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly .”
Hebrews 9:5 · KJV
And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all ;
Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly .
Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:
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“it”
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
“of glory”
G1391glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
“the mercyseat”
G2435an expiatory (place or thing), i.e., (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the ark (in the temple)
“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
“now”
G3568"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
“speak”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“particularly”
G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
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