ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Hebrews 5.9

Book: Hebrews · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"7. Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear, 8. though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;"

"9. and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;"

"10. named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. 11. Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing." (Hebrews 5:7-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear, 8. though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered."

"9. Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,"

"10. named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. 11. About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing." (Hebrews 5:7-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; in that: or, for his piety 8. Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;"

"9. And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;"

"10. Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 11. Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing." (Hebrews 5:7-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death, with strong crying and tears, having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared, 8. through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered, the obedience,"

"9. and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,"

"10. having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek, 11. concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing," (Hebrews 5:7-11, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: unknown author (traditionally Paul; modern scholarship: possibly Apollos, Barnabas, Priscilla, or unknown)
  • Audience: Jewish-Christian community tempted to revert to Judaism
  • Location: composition unknown
  • Time period: composed c. AD 60-69 (before the AD 70 temple destruction, given the present-tense temple-language)

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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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