Hebrews 6:11-20
English Standard Version
11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance (A)of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but (B)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The Certainty of God's Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, (C)he swore by himself, 14 saying, (D)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[a] (E)having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (F)an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (G)the heirs of the promise (H)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (I)he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (J)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (K)set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into (L)the inner place behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone (M)as a forerunner on our behalf, (N)having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
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- Hebrews 6:15 Greek he
Yehudim in Moshiach 6:11-20
Orthodox Jewish Bible
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same zerizut (diligence) so as to realize the full bitachon of the tikvah (hope) until HaKetz,
12 That you not become atzlanit (sluggards) but imitators of the ones who through Emunah and zitzfleisch (patience) inherit the havtachot (promises).
13 For when Hashem gave the havtachah (promise) to Avraham Avinu, als (since) Hashem had no one greater by which to make a shevu’ah (oath), Hashem made a shevu’ah by Himself, [BERESHIS 22:16]
14 Saying "Surely blessing I will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you" BERESHIS 22:17).
15 And thus, having waited with zitzfleisch, Avraham Avinu obtained the havtachah (promise).
16 For Bnei Adam make a shevu’ah by someone greater than themselves, and a shevu’ah given as confirmation, settles every matter decisively.
17 Similarly, when Hashem wanted to demonstrate even more emphatically to the yoreshim (heirs) of the havtachah (promise) the unchangeableness of his willed tachlis (purpose), Hashem guaranteed it with a shevu’ah,
18 In order that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for Hashem to speak sheker, we may have chozek (strength) and great encouragement, we who say that "he is my MAKHSEH (refuge, shelter TEHILLIM 91:2)" and have taken hold of the tikvah (hope) set before us.
19 This tikvah we have as an ogen (anchor) for the neshamah, a tikvah both firm and secure, which enters inside the parokhet,
20 Where Yehoshua has entered as a foroisgeier (forerunner) on behalf of us, having become a KOHEN L’OLAM AL DIVRATI MALKI TZEDEK ("Kohen forever according to the order of Malki Tzedek" Ps 110:4).
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