Hebrews 1:9
Context1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.
So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions 1 with the oil of rejoicing.” 2
Hebrews 5:1
Context5:1 For every high priest is taken from among the people 3 and appointed 4 to represent them before God, 5 to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Hebrews 11:27
Context11:27 By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible.


[1:9] 1 sn God…has anointed you over your companions. God’s anointing gives the son a superior position and authority over his fellows.
[1:9] 2 sn A quotation from Ps 45:6-7.
[5:1] 3 tn Grk “from among men,” but since the point in context is shared humanity (rather than shared maleness), the plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) has been translated “people.”
[5:1] 4 tn Grk “who is taken from among people is appointed.”
[5:1] 5 tn Grk “appointed on behalf of people in reference to things relating to God.”