Hebrews Chapter 8

            8:1Now (the) chief-thing in the-things being-said:  we-have such (a) high-priest that sat-down on (the) right-(hand) of-the throne of-the Majesty in the heavens, 2 (a) minister of-the saints/holy-things and of the true [the] tabernacle that the Lord pitched, not man.  3 For every high-priest is-appointed for [the] offering both gifts and sacrifices. Wherefore (it was) necessary also for-this-One to-have something to-offer.  4 So if he-were on earth, he┘would not-even└be (a) priest, ones-being [the] offering [the] gifts according-to (the) Law; 5 who serve (an) imitation/copy and shadow of-[the] heavenly-things.  for he-says, “See (that) you-will-make all-things according-to the form [the] shown to-you on the mountain.”   6 But now he-has-obtained (a) ministry more-superior by-so-much-as he-is also (the) mediator of-(a)-better covenant, that has-been-enacted on better promises.

            7 For if [the] that first (covenant) were faultless, (a) place would not have-been-sought-for (a) second (covenant).  8 For finding fault, he-tells them,

                        “‘Behold, (the) days will-come,’ says (the) Lord,

‘and/that I-will-bring-about with the house of-Israel

                                    and with the house of-Judah (a) new covenant,

                        9 not according-to the covenant that I-made

                                    with-the father/ancestors of-them

                        in the day of-my taking-hold-of the hand of-them

                                    for bringing them out of-(the)-land of-Egypt,

                        because they did┘not└remain in the covenant of-me,

                                    and-I disregarded them,’ says (the) Lord;

                        10 ‘because this (is) the covenant that I-will-make with the house of-Israel

                                    after [the] those days,’ says (the) Lord:

‘putting (the) laws of-me in the mind of-them,

                                    and on (the) hearts of-them I-will-write them,

                        and I-will-be to-them [for] God,

                                    and they will-be to-me [for] (a/my) people.

                        11 And they-will┘certainly not└teach each the fellow-citizen of-him

                                    and each the brother of-him, saying, “Know the Lord,”

                                    because all will-know me

                                                from (the) small to (the) great of-them,

                        12 because I-will-be merciful to-the injustices of-them,

                                    and I-will┘certainly not└remember the sins of-them still.’”

13 In [the] saying ‘New’ he-has-made┘the first (covenant)└old.  And the-thing getting-old and aging (is) near disappearing.

From the WNT translation by Virgil Warren, PhD