Hebrews 9:2

For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread; which is called the Holy Place.

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WEBBE

For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread, which is called the Holy Place.

BSB

A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.

KJV

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

ASV

For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, wherein [were] the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the Holy place.

BBE

For the first Tent was made ready, having in it the vessels for the lights and the table and the ordering of the bread; and this is named the holy place.

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σκηνὴ skēnē A tabernacle G4633 γὰρ gar for G1063 κατεσκευάσθη kateskeuasthē was prepared G2680 ἡ hē the G3588 πρώτη prōtē first [room] — G4413 ἐν en in G1722 ᾗ hē which [were] G3739 ἥ hē (the) G3588 τε te both G5037 λυχνία luchnia the lampstand G3087 καὶ kai and G2532 ἡ hē the G3588 τράπεζα trapeza table G5132 καὶ kai and G2532 ἡ hē of the G3588 πρόθεσις prothesis presentation G4286 τῶν tōn the G3588 ἄρτων artōn bread — G740 ἥτις hētis which G3748 λέγεται legetai is named G3004 ἅγια hagia [the] Holy [Places] G39

The early church

"For" (he says) "there was a tabernacle made; the first, which is called holy, wherein was the Candlestick, and the Table, and the Shew-bread." These things are symbols of the world.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Hebrews
He has shown from the Priest, from the Priesthood, from the Covenant, that that [dispensation] was to have an end. From this point he shows it from the fashion of the tabernacle itself. How? This, he says, [was] the "Holy" and the "Holy of Holies." The holy place then is a symbol of the former period (for there all things are done by means of sacrifices); but the Holy of Holies of this that is now present. And by the Holy of Holies he means Heaven; and by the veil, Heaven, and the Flesh "entereth into that within the veil": that is to say, "through the veil of His flesh." (Supra, vi. 19;Heb. x, 20.)
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Hebrews

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

The apostle shows to the Hebrews the typical reference of their ceremonies to Christ. The tabernacle was a movable temple, shadowing forth the unsettled state of the church upon earth, and the human nature of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom the fulness of the Godhead dwelt bodily. The typical meaning of these things has been shown in former remarks, and the ordinances and articles of the Mosaic covenant point out Christ as our Light, and as the Bread of life to our souls; and remind us of his Divine Person, his holy priesthood, perfect righteousness, and all-prevailing intercession. Thus was the Lord Jesus Christ, all and in all, from the beginning. And as interpreted by the gospel, these things are a glorious representation of the wisdom of God, and confirm faith in Him who was prefigured by them.

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Holy Place

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ChurchPriestTabernacleArkShewbread (Showbread)CandlestickSanctuary

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.