complete verse (Hebrews 9:21)

Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 9:21:

  • Uma: “Another time also, with the same custom, Musa sprinkled blood on the Worship Tent and on all the stuff used to worship the Lord God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Likewise Musa sprinkled blood on their house of worship and on all the equipment they used in their worship.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “In the same way also Moses sprinkled the church, which was the cloth house, and all of the things that were inside of it which were used in worshipping God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “After that he also sprinkled the Tent and all that they used therein to worship God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He also applied blood to that worshipping-place and to all the equipment/paraphernalia (used) in worshipping.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Moses then sprinkled the blood on the church and he sprinkled it on all the things inside the church.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Hebrews 9:21

In the same way: that is, in the way described in verse 19b; other common language translations have simply “also.”

In this verse, the Covenant Tent is the sanctuary as a whole. Leviticus 8.15 speaks of pouring blood on the altar of sacrifice, which stood just outside the sanctuary.

All the things used in worship (see 1 Chr 9.28) includes objects such as those mentioned in verses 4-5.

Quoted with permission from Ellingworth, Paul and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Letter of the Hebrews. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1983. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .