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Version</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now behind the second veil <i>was</i> a tabernacle, being called <i>the</i> Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Most Holy Place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And behind the second veil, there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Behind the second veil there was another tabernacle [the inner one or second section] known as the Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a tent called the most holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain, the tabernacle was called the most holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Behind the curtain was the most holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the most holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was the tent called the Most Holy Place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was the part of the tent called the Most Holy Place, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After the second curtain was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And behind the second veil was a sacred tent called the Holy of holies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and after the second veil a dwelling place that is called “Holy of Holies,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now behind the second veil <i>was</i> a tabernacle, being called <i>the</i> Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and after the second vail a tabernacle that is called 'Holy of holies,'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And after the second veil, the tent called Holy of Holies;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And after the second veil, the tabernacle, which is called the holy of holies: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, beyond the second veil, was the tabernacle, which is called the Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Behind the second veil was the tabernacle called the Holy of Holies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a tent called the Holy of Holies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the inner tabernacle, which is within the veil of the second door, was called the Holy of Holies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But the inner Tabernacle from within the second veil was called The Holy of Holies.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called the holy of holies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And after the second veil, was the tabernacle called Holy of holies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But behind the second vail was the tabernacle, called the holy of holies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and beyond the veil, was the second part of the tabernacle which is called the holy of holys;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And behind the second veil was a sacred tent called the Holy of holies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and, after the second veil, a tabernacle which is called <i>the</i> "Holy of Holies:"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And beyond the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies, having the golden censer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1412" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/9.htm">The Earthly Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">Behind</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1208.htm" title="1208: deuteron (Adj-ANS) -- Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.">second</a> <a href="/greek/2665.htm" title="2665: katapetasma (N-ANS) -- From a compound of kata and a congener of petomai; something spread thoroughly, i.e. the door screen in the Jewish Temple.">curtain</a> <a href="/greek/4633.htm" title="4633: skēnē (N-NFS) -- A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.">was a room</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legomenē (V-PPM/P-NFS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">called</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: Hagia (Adj-NNP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">the Most Holy Place,</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagiōn (Adj-GNP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33</a></span><br />And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">1 Kings 6:16</a></span><br />He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8</a></span><br />Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-3.htm">Exodus 40:3</a></span><br />Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-22</a></span><br />And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-15</a></span><br />Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die. / And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3</a></span><br />Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a></span><br />So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-38.htm">Mark 15:38</a></span><br />And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-45.htm">Luke 23:45</a></span><br />The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19</a></span><br />We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;</p><p class="hdg">the second.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19</a></b></br> Which <i>hope</i> we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Hebrews 10:20</a></b></br> By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Exodus 26:31-33</a></b></br> And thou shalt make a vail <i>of</i> blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: … </p><p class="hdg">the Holiest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Hebrews 9:8</a></b></br> The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19</a></b></br> Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6</a></b></br> And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy <i>place, even</i> under the wings of the cherubims.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Holies</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Holiest</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Room</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Second</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-17.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Holies</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Holiest</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Room</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-18.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Second</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/9-1.htm">The description of the rites and sacrifices of the law;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the sacrifice of Christ.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/hebrews/9.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Behind the second curtain</b><br />The phrase "behind the second curtain" refers to the inner veil of the tabernacle, which separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place, also known as the Holy of Holies. In the Greek, the word for "curtain" is "katapetasma," which signifies a veil or a screen. This curtain was a significant part of the tabernacle's design, as described in <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Exodus 26:31-33</a>. It was made of fine linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into it, symbolizing the separation between God and man due to sin. Theologically, this curtain represents the barrier that sin creates between humanity and the divine presence of God. In the New Testament context, the tearing of the temple veil at Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>) symbolizes the removal of this barrier, granting believers direct access to God through Jesus Christ.<p><b>was a room</b><br />The "room" mentioned here is the innermost part of the tabernacle, the Most Holy Place. In the original Greek, the term used is "skēnē," which can mean tent or tabernacle. This room was not just a physical space but a sacred area that held profound spiritual significance. It was the earthly dwelling place of God's presence, where the high priest would enter once a year on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) to offer sacrifices for the sins of the people (Leviticus 16). This annual event foreshadowed the ultimate atonement made by Christ, who entered the heavenly sanctuary once for all, securing eternal redemption for believers (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>).<p><b>called the Most Holy Place</b><br />The "Most Holy Place," or "Hagia Hagion" in Greek, literally means "Holy of Holies." This was the most sacred area within the tabernacle and later the temple, signifying the utmost holiness and the presence of God Himself. It housed the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod that budded, and a jar of manna (<a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a>). The Most Holy Place was a type and shadow of the heavenly reality, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who is our High Priest and Mediator. Theologically, it represents the intimate fellowship and communion with God that is now available to believers through the new covenant established by Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection. This access to the Most Holy Place is a profound privilege, emphasizing the transformative power of Christ's atonement and the believer's call to live a life of holiness and devotion.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The tabernacle.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies.</span> This literal translation of a Hebrew expression for "most holy" does not occur in the Bible, but has become familiar through the Latin <span class= "ital">sanctum sanctorum.</span> The inner chamber of the Tabernacle is in a few passages only mentioned separately in the Pentateuch as the "Most Holy Place"<p>(<a href="/context/exodus/26-33.htm" title="And you shall hang up the veil under the clasps, that you may bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide to you between the holy place and the most holy.">Exodus 26:33-34</a>), or "the Holy Place" (<a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.">Leviticus 16:2</a>, <span class= "ital">et al.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> In the description of the Temple a different word is employed, always rendered "oracle" (<a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm" title="And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.">1Kings 6:16</a>, <span class= "ital">et al.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> The veil separating the two divisions (described in <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm" title="And you shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubim shall it be made:">Exodus 26:31</a>; <a href="/exodus/36-35.htm" title="And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim made he it of cunning work.">Exodus 36:35</a>) is here called the second veil, by way of distinction from the "hanging for the door" of the Tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/26-36.htm" title="And you shall make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework.">Exodus 26:36</a>; <a href="/exodus/36-37.htm" title="And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;">Exodus 36:37</a>). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Behind</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">second</span><br /><span class="grk">δεύτερον</span> <span class="translit">(deuteron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1208.htm">Strong's 1208: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second; with the article: in the second place, for the second time. As the compare of duo; second.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">curtain</span><br /><span class="grk">καταπέτασμα</span> <span class="translit">(katapetasma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2665.htm">Strong's 2665: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of kata and a congener of petomai; something spread thoroughly, i.e. the door screen in the Jewish Temple.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] a room</span><br /><span class="grk">σκηνὴ</span> <span class="translit">(skēnē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4633.htm">Strong's 4633: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called</span><br /><span class="grk">λεγομένη</span> <span class="translit">(legomenē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] Most Holy Place,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἅγια</span> <span class="translit">(Hagia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. 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