Hebrews 3:17-19

3:17 And against whom was God 1  provoked for forty years? Was it not those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness? 2  3:18 And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient? 3:19 So 3  we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.

Hebrews 3:1-2

Jesus and Moses

3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, 4  partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess, 5  3:2 who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s 6  house. 7 

1 tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

2 sn An allusion to God’s judgment pronounced in Num 14:29, 32.

3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate a summary or conclusion to the argument of the preceding paragraph.

5 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

6 tn Grk “of our confession.”

7 tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

8 tc ‡ The reading adopted by the translation follows a few early mss and some versions (Ì13,46vid B vgms co Ambr). The majority of mss (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï lat sy) insert “all” (“in all his house”), apparently in anticipation of Heb 3:5 which quotes directly from Num 12:7. On balance, the omission better explains the rise of ὅλῳ ({olw, “all”) than vice versa. NA27 puts ὅλῳ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.