Passage

Hebrews 4.6

Book: Hebrews · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works; 5. and in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest."

"6. Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,"

"7. he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts. 8. For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day." (Hebrews 4:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, “God rested on the seventh day from all his works”; 5. and in this place again, “They will not enter into my rest.”"

"6. Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter therein, and they to whom the good news was before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,"

"7. he again defines a certain day, today, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.” 8. For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day." (Hebrews 4:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5. And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest."

"6. Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: ^{it was: or, the gospel was}"

"7. Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8. For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. ^{Jesus: that is, Joshua}" (Hebrews 4:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. for He spake in a certain place concerning the seventh [day] thus: 'And God did rest in the seventh day from all His works;' 5. and in this [place] again, 'If they shall enter into My rest --;'"

"6. since then, it remaineth for certain to enter into it, and those who did first hear good news entered not in because of unbelief --"

"7. again He doth limit a certain day, 'To-day,' (in David saying, after so long a time,) as it hath been said, 'To-day, if His voice ye may hear, ye may not harden your hearts,' 8. for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken after these things;" (Hebrews 4:4-8, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G2097 - euangelizo

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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