Hebrews 9:10
New International Version
They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

New Living Translation
For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies—physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.

English Standard Version
but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

Berean Standard Bible
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

Berean Literal Bible
consisting only in foods and drinks and various washings--ordinances of the flesh being imposed until the time of reformation.

King James Bible
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

New King James Version
concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.

New American Standard Bible
since they relate only to food, drink, and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.

NASB 1995
since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.

NASB 1977
since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.

Legacy Standard Bible
since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, requirements for the body imposed until a time of reformation.

Amplified Bible
For they [the gifts, sacrifices, and ceremonies] deal only with [clean and unclean] food and drink and various ritual washings, [mere] external regulations for the body imposed [to help the worshipers] until the time of reformation [that is, the time of the new order when Christ will establish the reality of what these things foreshadow—a better covenant].

Christian Standard Bible
They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.

American Standard Version
being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Except in food and drink only, and in various washings, which are ordinances of the flesh that are established until the time of reformation.

Contemporary English Version
These rules are merely about such things as eating and drinking and ceremonies for washing ourselves. And rules about physical things will last only until the time comes to change them for something better.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And divers washings, and justices of the flesh laid on them until the time of correction.

English Revised Version
being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things.

Good News Translation
since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time when God will establish the new order.

International Standard Version
since they deal only with food, drink, and various washings, which are required for the body until the time when things would be set right.

Literal Standard Version
only on the basis of food, and drinks, and different immersions, and fleshly ordinances—until the time of reformation imposed on [them].

Majority Standard Bible
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

New American Bible
but only in matters of food and drink and various ritual washings: regulations concerning the flesh, imposed until the time of the new order.

NET Bible
They served only for matters of food and drink and various washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came.

New Revised Standard Version
but deal only with food and drink and various baptisms, regulations for the body imposed until the time comes to set things right.

New Heart English Bible
but deal only with foods and drinks and various washings; they are regulations for the flesh imposed until the time of setting things right.

Webster's Bible Translation
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Weymouth New Testament
For their efficacy depends only on meats and drinks and various washings, ceremonies pertaining to the body and imposed until a time of reformation.

World English Bible
being only (with foods and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

Young's Literal Translation
only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances -- till the time of reformation imposed upon them.

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Context
The Earthly Tabernacle
9It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper. 10They consist only in food and drink and special washings— external regulations imposed until the time of reform. 11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.…

Cross References
Leviticus 11:2
"Say to the Israelites, 'Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:

Leviticus 11:25
and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

Numbers 6:3
he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.

Numbers 19:13
Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.

Mark 7:4
And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

Colossians 2:16
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

Hebrews 7:12
For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.


Treasury of Scripture

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

in meats.

Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

Leviticus 11:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:3-21
Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing…

divers.

Hebrews 6:2
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Exodus 29:4
And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

carnal.

Hebrews 9:1
Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

Hebrews 7:16
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

Galatians 4:3,9
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: …

ordinances.

Hebrews 2:5
For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

Hebrews 6:5
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

Galatians 4:4
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

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Hebrews 9
1. The description of the rites and sacrifices of the law;
11. which are far inferior to the dignity and perfection of the sacrifice of Christ.














(10) Which stood only in . . .--Better, only joined with meats and drinks and divers washings,--carnal ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation. Here again the best authorities correct the received Greek text, omitting "and" before the word "carnal," and so altering the next word as to make it descriptive of the "gifts and sacrifices" mentioned in Hebrews 9:9. These sacrifices--looked at in themselves, as powerless to attain the end designed (Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 10:4)--are mere appendages of such regulations as deal with meats and drinks and washings. The character of this latter class of ordinances no one could mistake; and what the writer here says is that these powerless sacrifices belong to the same line of things. On the, "washings" see Note on Hebrews 6:2. The preceding words would most naturally refer to meats, &c., of which men were required to partake (as Exodus 12; Leviticus 7:15, et al.); but no doubt include the various restrictions and distinctions of the ceremonial law (Leviticus 11; Numbers 6, et al.). All these are "ordinances of flesh," ordinances which relate to the outward state of things only; closely connected with the maintenance of external privileges and relations, but (in themselves) nothing more. "Imposed," comp. Acts 15:10 : "reformation," Hebrews 8:7-12. . . . Verse 10. - Rendered in A.V.," Which stood only in (μόνον ἐπὶ) meats and drinks and divers washings, and carnal ordinances [καὶ δικαιώμασι σαρκὸς, Textus Receptus], imposed on them (ἐπικείμενα) until the time of reformation." This is a satisfactory rendering of the Textus Receptus, ἐπὶ before "meats," etc., being taken in the sense of dependence, and ἐπικείμενα necessarily as agreeing with "gifts and sacrifices" (δῶρα τε καὶ θυσίαι) in ver. 9. But there are other readings, though none, any more than that of the Textus Receptus, to be decidedly preferred on the mere ground of manuscript authority. The best sense seems to be given by that of δικαιΩ´ματα instead of καὶ δικαιώματι, so that we may render (ἐπὶ being taken in the sense of addition), Being only (with meats and drinks and divers washings) carnal ordinances, imposed until the time of reformation. We thus have an obvious neuter plural (δικαιώματα) for ἐπικείμενα to agree with, and we avoid the assertion that the "gifts and sacrifices" of the Law "stood only" in "meats," etc. This was not so; their essential part was blood-shedding (αἱματεκχύσια ver. 22) the other things here mentioned were but accompaniments and appendages. The "meats and drinks" spoken of may refer mainly to the distinctions between clean and unclean viands, which we know were made such a point of by the Jews of the apostolic ago (cf. Colossians 2:16-23; Romans 14; 1 Corinthians 8; also Mark 7:15). The "diverse washings" (βαπτισμοῖς) may be taken to include both the ablutions of the priests before sacrifice, and those enjoined on the people in many parts of the Law after ceremonial defile-merit, which kind of washings had been further multiplied variously in the traditional law (cf. Mark 7:3, 4, 8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[ They consist ] only
μόνον (monon)
Adverb
Strong's 3440: Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely.

in
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

food
βρώμασιν (brōmasin)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1033: Food of any kind. From the base of bibrosko; food, especially articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

drink
πόμασιν (pomasin)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4188: Drink. From the alternate of pino; a beverage.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

special
διαφόροις (diaphorois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1313: Differing, different; hence: excellent. From diaphero; varying; also surpassing.

washings—
βαπτισμοῖς (baptismois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 909: Dipping, washing (of a ceremonial character). From baptizo; ablution.

external
σαρκὸς (sarkos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.

regulations
δικαιώματα (dikaiōmata)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1345: From dikaioo; an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision.

imposed
ἐπικείμενα (epikeimena)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1945: From epi and keimai; to rest upon.

until
μέχρι (mechri)
Preposition
Strong's 3360: As far as, until, even to.

[the] time
καιροῦ (kairou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2540: Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.

of reform.
διορθώσεως (diorthōseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1357: From a compound of dia and a derivative of orthos, meaning to straighten thoroughly; rectification, i.e. the Messianic restauration.


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