Hebrews 8:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 8:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
γῆς
gē
G1093
earth
οὐδ’
oudé
G3761
neither
ἂν
án
G302
if
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἱερεύς
hiereús
G2409
priest
ὄντων
eimí
G1510
to be
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
προσφερόντων
prosphérō
G4374
to bring to
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
νόμον
nómos
G3551
law
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
δῶρα
dōron
G1435
offering
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law;
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King James Version Public Domain
For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now if indeed he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, there are the ones offering the gifts according to the law;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).