Hebrews 5:11
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Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.

Matthew 13:15
For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Hebrews 5:10
Called by God a high priest, according to the order of Melchisedech.

Hebrews 5:12
For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.

2 Peter 3:16
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

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Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.

we.

1 Kings 10:1 And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.

John 6:6 And this he said to try him: for he himself knew what he would do.

John 16:12 I have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now.

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

dull.

Isaiah 6:10 Blind the heart of this people, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted and I heal them.

Matthew 13:15 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Mark 8:17,18,21 Which Jesus knowing, saith to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not yet know nor understand? Have you still your heart blinded? . . .

Luke 24:25 Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken.

Acts 28:27 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears have they heard heavily and their eyes they have shut, lest perhaps they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted: and I should heal them.

Context
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10Called by God a high priest, according to the order of Melchisedech. 11Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear. 12For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.…
Lexicon
We [have]
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

much
πολὺς (polys)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

to say
λόγος (logos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

about
Περὶ (Peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

[this],
οὗ (hou)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[but it is]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

hard to explain,
δυσερμήνευτος (dysermēneutos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1421: Difficult to interpret, hard to be understood. From dus- and a presumed derivative of hermeneuo; difficult of explanation.

because
ἐπεὶ (epei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1893: Of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else. From epi and ei; thereupon, i.e. Since.

you are
γεγόνατε (gegonate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

dull
νωθροὶ (nōthroi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3576: Blunt, dull, hence spiritually; sluggish, remiss, slack. From a derivative of nothos; sluggish, i.e. lazy, or stupid.

of
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

hearing.
ἀκοαῖς (akoais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 189: Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. From akouo; hearing.


Additional Translations
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

Concerning this there is much speech from us, and difficult in interpretation to speak, since you have become sluggish in the hearings.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing you are dull of hearing.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking [of it], since ye are become dull in hearing.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension.

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,
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