Hebrews 2:17

2:17 Therefore he had ¹  to be made like his brothers and sisters ²  in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement ³  for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 4:7

4:7 So God ⁴  again ordains a certain day, “Today,” speaking through David ⁵  after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, ⁶  “O, that today you would listen as he speaks! ⁷  Do not harden your hearts.”

Hebrews 11:12

11:12 So in fact children ⁸  were fathered by one man – and this one as good as dead – like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand ⁹  on the seashore. ¹⁰ 

[2:17]  ¹ tn Or “he was obligated.”

[2:17]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[2:17]  ³ tn Or “propitiation.”

[4:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:7]  ⁵ sn Ps 95 does not mention David either in the text or the superscription. It is possible that the writer of Hebrews is attributing the entire collection of psalms to David (although some psalms are specifically attributed to other individuals or groups).

[4:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “as it has been said before” (see Heb 3:7).

[4:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[11:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “these”; in the translation the referent (children) has been specified for clarity.

[11:12]  ⁸ tn Grk a collective “the sand.”

[11:12]  ⁹ sn An allusion to Gen 22:17 (which itself goes back to Gen 15:5).