Hebrews 9:3

After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

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WEBBE

After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

BSB

Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

KJV

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

ASV

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holy of holies;

BBE

And inside the second veil was the place which is named the Holy of holies;

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μετὰ meta Behind G3326 δὲ de now G1161 τὸ to the G3588 δεύτερον deuteron second G1208 καταπέτασμα katapetasma veil G2665 σκηνὴ skēnē [was] a tabernacle G4633 ἡ hē which G3588 λεγομένη legomenē is being named G3004 τὰ ta the G3588 ἅγια hagia Holies G39 τῶν tōn (the) G3588 ἁγίων hagiōn of Holies G39

The early church

"And after the second veil" (There was then not one veil only, but there was a veil without also) "the tabernacle, which is called holy of holies." Observe how everywhere he calls it a tabernacle in regard of God's encamping there.
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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