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Hebrews 9:3

Hebrews 9:3
And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all ;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And after the second vail,.... Were there more vails than one? the Scripture speaks but of one, Exo 26:31 there was indeed an hanging for the door of the tent, but that is not called a vail; nor was…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And after the second veil - There were two “veils” to the tabernacle. The one which is described in Exo 26:36-37, was called “the hanging for the door of the tent,” and was made of “blue, and purple,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And after the second veil - The first veil, of which the apostle has not yet spoken, was at the entrance of the holy place, and separated the temple from the court, and prevented the people, and even…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 9:1-7

Here, I. The apostle gives an account of the tabernacle, that place of worship which God appointed to be pitched on earth; it is called a worldly sanctuary, wholly of this world, as to the materials…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

after the second vail Rather, "behind the second veil." There were two veils in the Tabernacle one called Mâsâk(Exo 26:36-37, LXX. kalummaor epispastron) which hung before the entrance; and "the…