# Hebrews 4.8 **Book:** [Hebrews](/codex/hebrews/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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.** > > 9. There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. 10. For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his. (Hebrews 4:6-10, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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.** > > 9. There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10. For he who has entered into his rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from his. (Hebrews 4:6-10, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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** > > 9. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. rest: or, keeping of a sabbath 10. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. (Hebrews 4:6-10, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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;** > > 9. there doth remain, then, a sabbatic rest to the people of God, 10. for he who did enter into his rest, he also rested from his works, as God from His own. (Hebrews 4:6-10, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/), via [Hebrews 4.1-11](/codex/hebrews-4-1-11/) - [Sabbath Breaking Stoning Objection Defeater](/codex/sabbath-breaking-stoning-objection-defeater/), via [Hebrews 4.1-11](/codex/hebrews-4-1-11/) - [Six Day Creation Falsified Objection Defeater](/codex/six-day-creation-falsified-objection-defeater/), via [Hebrews 4.3-11](/codex/hebrews-4-3-11/) **Concepts:** - [Genesis Hermeneutics](/codex/genesis-hermeneutics/), via [Hebrews 4.3-11](/codex/hebrews-4-3-11/) - [Mosaic Law](/codex/mosaic-law/), via [Hebrews 4.1-11](/codex/hebrews-4-1-11/) **Lexicon:** - [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/) - [H3091 - Yehoshua](/codex/h3091-yehoshua/) - [H3467 - yasha](/codex/h3467-yasha/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.