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| <span id="9:1"></span> Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
|The first covenant had rules about divine service and an earthly sanctuary.
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| <span id="9:2"></span> For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
|A tabernacle was built, with a candlestick, table, and bread inside, called the sanctuary.
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| <span id="9:3"></span> And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
|Beyond the second veil, they called it the Holiest of all.
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| <span id="9:4"></span> Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
|There was a gold censer and the ark of the covenant, surrounded with gold, with a golden pot with manna in it, Aaron's budded rod, and the tables of the covenant.
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| <span id="9:5"></span> And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
|Over it, cherubim of glory shadowed the seat of mercy, of which we don't know details.
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| <span id="9:6"></span> Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
|When this was all explained, the priests were always went into the first tabernacle to do God's services.
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| <span id="9:7"></span> But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people
|However, only the high priest went into the second, once a year, with blood which he offered on his own behalf and for the people's sins.
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| <span id="9:8"></span> 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
|The Divine Guide thus established that the way to the holiest place of all wasn't yet revealed while the first tabernacle still stood.
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| <span id="9:9"></span> Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
|This was for the present time, when gifts and sacrifices were given which couldn't perfect their consciences.
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| <span id="9:10"></span> Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
|They were about food and drink and cleansing and various rules, set upon them until the time of reformation arrived.
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| <span id="9:11"></span> But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
|Christ, being a high priest of the great things in store, came by a perfect tabernacle, not constructed by hands. That is, not this building.
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| <span id="9:12"></span> Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
|He earned eternal redemption for us by entering the holy place with His own blood, not the blood of goats and cows.
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| <span id="9:13"></span> For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh
|Because, if bull and goat blood and the ashes of a cow sprinkled on the unclean purify the flesh,
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| <span id="9:14"></span> How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
|How much more will the blood of Christ clean your soul form the past to serve the living God, since he, sinless, has offered Himself through the eternal Spirit to God?
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| <span id="9:15"></span> And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
|So He is the mediator of the New Testament, or will, so that we may be redeemed of our failings under the first will can receive the promise of God's eternal gift through death.
|Testament has lost its meaning of will, which is really being meant here.
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| <span id="9:16"></span> For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
|Where there's a will, the writer of the will must have died.
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| <span id="9:17"></span> For a testament is of force after men are dead, otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
|Testaments only apply after men die, and have no power whatsoever while they live.
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| <span id="9:18"></span> Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
|So the first will was established with blood.
|Double negative
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| <span id="9:19"></span> For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
|When Moses had discussed ever part of the law with the people, he took calf and goat blood, water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the book and the people.
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| <span id="9:20"></span> Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
|He said, "This is the blood of the testament which God has give to you."
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| <span id="9:21"></span> Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
|Then he sprinkled the tabernacle and the vessels of ministry with blood.
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| <span id="9:22"></span> And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
|Almost everything is cleansed by law with blood, for without blood there is no forgiveness.
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| <span id="9:23"></span> It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
|So it was necessary that these copies of heavenly things be purified, but heavenly things need a better sacrifice.
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| <span id="9:24"></span> For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us
|So Christ hasn't entered into man-made holy places, which are attempts to copy the real thing, but heaven itself, ready to appear before God on our behalf.
|"which are attempts to copy the real thing" -> should be a still better translation
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| <span id="9:25"></span> Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
|But he shouldn't offer himself often, just as the high priests only enters the holy place once a year with the blood.
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| <span id="9:26"></span> For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
|Because then, he would have to suffer since the beginning of time many times! But instead, he has appeared once near the end of history to remove sin by sacrificing himself.
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| <span id="9:27"></span> And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment
|It is reserved for men to die once, and then be judged;
|ἀπόκειμαι means to reserve in the sense of awaiting
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| <span id="9:28"></span> So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
| Thus Christ, offered once to bear the sins of many, shall appear sinless a second time to those who look for him, to deliver them to salvation.
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