Hebrews 10:7

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{ "verseID": "Hebrews.10.7", "source": "Τότε εἶπον, Ἰδοὺ, ἥκω (ἐν κεφαλίδι βιβλίου γέγραπται περὶ ἐμοῦ,) τοῦ ποιῆσαι, ὁ Θεός, τὸ θέλημά σου.", "text": "*Tote eipon*, *Idou*, *hēkō* (in *kephalidi bibliou gegraptai* concerning *emou*,) of the *poiēsai*, O *Theos*, the *thelēma* of you.", "grammar": { "*Tote*": "adverb - then", "*eipon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I said", "*Idou*": "aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person, singular - behold/look", "*hēkō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I have come/am present", "*kephalidi*": "dative, feminine, singular - scroll/head/roll", "*bibliou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of book/scroll", "*gegraptai*": "perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - it has been written", "*emou*": "genitive, 1st person, singular - of me", "*poiēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to do", "*Theos*": "vocative, masculine, singular - God", "*thelēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire" }, "variants": { "*eipon*": "I said/I spoke", "*Idou*": "behold/look/see", "*hēkō*": "I have come/I am here/I am present", "*kephalidi bibliou*": "scroll of the book/head of the scroll/volume", "*poiēsai*": "to do/perform/accomplish", "*thelēma*": "will/desire/purpose/pleasure" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τότε εἶπον, Ἰδοὺ, ἥκω (ἐν κεφαλίδι βιβλίου γέγραπται περὶ ἐμοῦ,) τοῦ ποιῆσαι, ὁ Θεός, τὸ θέλημά σου.

Transliteration

Tote eipon, Idou, hēkō (in kephalidi bibliou gegraptai concerning emou,) of the poiēsai, O Theos, the thelēma of you.

Grammar Details

• *Tote*: adverb - then
• *eipon*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I said
• *Idou*: aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person, singular - behold/look
• *hēkō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I have come/am present
• *kephalidi*: dative, feminine, singular - scroll/head/roll
• *bibliou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of book/scroll
• *gegraptai*: perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - it has been written
• *emou*: genitive, 1st person, singular - of me
• *poiēsai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to do
• *Theos*: vocative, masculine, singular - God
• *thelēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire

Word Meanings

• *eipon*: I said/I spoke
• *Idou*: behold/look/see
• *hēkō*: I have come/I am here/I am present
• *kephalidi bibliou*: scroll of the book/head of the scroll/volume
• *poiēsai*: to do/perform/accomplish
• *thelēma*: will/desire/purpose/pleasure

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then I said, 'Behold, I have come—it is written about Me in the scroll of the book—to do Your will, O God.'"

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then I said, Behold, I have come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of me) To do thy will, O God.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said I, Lo, I come(in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then I sayde: Lo I come in the chefest of the boke it is written of me that I shuld doo thy will o god.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde I: Lo, I come. I the begynnynge of the boke it is wrytten of me, that I shulde do yi wyll O God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I sayd, Lo, I come (In the beginning of the booke it is written of me) that I should doe thy will, O God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde I, lo I come (In the begynnyng of the booke it is written of me) to do thy wyll O God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said, 'Behold, I have come (In the scroll of the book it is written of me) To do your will, God.'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  then I said, Lo, I come, (in a volume of the book it hath been written concerning me,) to do, O God, Thy will;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of me) To do thy will, O God.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of me) To do thy will, O God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I said, See, I have come to do your pleasure, O God (as it is said of me in the roll of the book).

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, 'Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Then I said,‘Here I am: I have come– it is written of me in the scroll of the book– to do your will, O God.’”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 40:7-8 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.7", "source": "זֶ֤בַח וּמִנְחָ֨ה ׀ לֹֽא־חָפַ֗צְתָּ אָ֭זְנַיִם כָּרִ֣יתָ לִּ֑י עוֹלָ֥ה וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה לֹ֣א שָׁאָֽלְתָּ", "text": "*Zebaḥ ûminḥâ lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā*, *ʾoznayim kārîtā* for me; *ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ lōʾ šāʾāltā*", "grammar": { "*Zebaḥ ûminḥâ*": "masculine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'sacrifice and offering'", "*lōʾ-ḥāpaṣtā*": "negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not desired'", "*ʾoznayim kārîtā*": "dual noun + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'ears you have dug/pierced'", "*ʿôlâ waḥăṭāʾâ*": "feminine singular noun + conjunction + feminine singular noun - 'burnt offering and sin offering'", "*lōʾ šāʾāltā*": "negation + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have not requested/required'" }, "variants": { "*Zebaḥ*": "sacrifice/slaughtered offering", "*minḥâ*": "grain offering/gift/tribute offering", "*ḥāpaṣtā*": "you desired/you delighted in/you were pleased with", "*kārîtā*": "you dug/you excavated/you pierced/you opened", "*ʿôlâ*": "burnt offering/whole burnt offering/ascending offering", "*ḥăṭāʾâ*": "sin offering/purification offering", "*šāʾāltā*": "you asked for/you required/you demanded" } } 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.8", "source": "אָ֣ז אָ֭מַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָ֑אתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵ֝֗פֶר כָּת֥וּב עָלָֽי", "text": "*ʾāz ʾāmartî hinnēh-bāʾtî* in *məḡillat-sēper kātûb ʿālay*", "grammar": { "*ʾāz*": "adverb of time - 'then'", "*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I said'", "*hinnēh-bāʾtî*": "interjection + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'behold, I have come'", "*məḡillat-sēper*": "feminine singular construct noun + masculine singular noun - 'scroll of book/written document'", "*kātûb*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - 'it is written'", "*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'concerning me/upon me'" }, "variants": { "*ʾāz*": "then/at that time", "*hinnēh*": "behold/lo/see", "*məḡillat-sēper*": "scroll of book/book scroll/written document/roll of writing", "*kātûb ʿālay*": "written concerning me/prescribed for me/written about me" } }
• John 4:34 : 34 { "verseID": "John.4.34", "source": "Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐμὸν βρῶμά ἐστιν ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με, καὶ τελειώσω αὐτοῦ τὸ ἔργον.", "text": "*Legei* to-them the *Iēsous*, *Emon brōma estin hina poiō* the *thelēma* of-the one-*pempsantos* me, and *teleiōsō* of-him the *ergon*.", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "αὐτοῖς": "dative, masculine, plural - to them", "ὁ Ἰησοῦς": "nominative, masculine, singular with article - Jesus/Yeshua", "*Emon*": "possessive adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - my", "*brōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - food/nourishment", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*hina*": "conjunction introducing purpose/result clause - that/in order that", "*poiō*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I may do/I should do", "τὸ θέλημα": "accusative, neuter, singular with article - the will/desire", "τοῦ πέμψαντός": "genitive, masculine, singular with article + aorist, active, participle - of the one who sent", "με": "accusative, 1st person singular - me", "*teleiōsō*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I may complete/finish", "αὐτοῦ": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his", "τὸ ἔργον": "accusative, neuter, singular with article - the work/deed" }, "variants": { "*brōma*": "food/nourishment/that which sustains", "*thelēma*": "will/desire/purpose/pleasure", "*teleiōsō*": "complete/finish/perfect/accomplish", "*ergon*": "work/deed/task/labor" } }
• John 6:38 : 38 { "verseID": "John.6.38", "source": "Ὅτι καταβέβηκα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, οὐχ ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τὸ ἐμόν, ἀλλὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με.", "text": "For *katabebēka* from the *ouranou*, not *hina* I may *poiō* the *thelēma* the *emon*, but the *thelēma* of the one *pempsantos* me.", "grammar": { "*katabebēka*": "perfect, indicative, active, 1st singular - I have come down", "*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - heaven", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*poiō*": "present, subjunctive, active, 1st singular - I may do", "*thelēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire", "*emon*": "possessive pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - my/mine", "*pempsantos*": "aorist, participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - having sent" }, "variants": { "*katabebēka*": "I have come down/descended", "*ouranou*": "heaven/sky", "*poiō*": "I may do/perform/accomplish", "*thelēma*": "will/desire/purpose", "*emon*": "my/mine", "*pempsantos*": "having sent/dispatched" } }
• Heb 10:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.9", "source": "Τότε εἴρηκεν, Ἰδοὺ, ἥκω τοῦ ποιῆσαι ὁ Θεός. Τὸ θέλημά σου, ἀναιρεῖ τὸ πρῶτον, ἵνα τὸ δεύτερον στήσῃ.", "text": "*Tote eirēken*, *Idou*, *hēkō* of the *poiēsai* O *Theos*. The *thelēma* of you, *anairei* the *prōton*, *hina* the *deuteron stēsē*.", "grammar": { "*Tote*": "adverb - then", "*eirēken*": "perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he has said", "*Idou*": "aorist, middle, imperative, 2nd person, singular - behold/look", "*hēkō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I have come/am present", "*poiēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to do", "*Theos*": "vocative, masculine, singular - God", "*thelēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire", "*anairei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - takes away/abolishes", "*prōton*": "accusative, neuter, singular - first", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*deuteron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - second", "*stēsē*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might establish" }, "variants": { "*eirēken*": "he has said/he has spoken/he has declared", "*anairei*": "takes away/removes/abolishes", "*stēsē*": "might establish/might set up/might confirm" } } 10 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.10", "source": "Ἐν ᾧ θελήματι ἡγιασμένοι ἐσμὲν διὰ τῆς προσφορᾶς τοῦ σώματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐφάπαξ.", "text": "In which *thelēmati hēgiasmenoi esmen* through the *prosphoras* of the *sōmatos Iēsou Christou ephapax*.", "grammar": { "*thelēmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - will/desire", "*hēgiasmenoi*": "perfect, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been sanctified", "*esmen*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we are", "*prosphoras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of offering", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of body", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ", "*ephapax*": "adverb - once for all" }, "variants": { "*thelēmati*": "will/desire/purpose", "*hēgiasmenoi*": "having been sanctified/made holy/consecrated", "*prosphoras*": "offering/presentation/sacrifice", "*ephapax*": "once for all/once and for all time" } }
• Gen 3:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.15", "source": "וְאֵיבָ֣ה ׀ אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין זַרְעָ֑הּ ה֚וּא יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ רֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ עָקֵֽב׃", "text": "And *ʾêbāh* *ʾāšît* between you and between the *ʾiššāh*, and between *zarʿăkā* and between *zarʿāh*; he *yĕšûp̄ĕkā* *rōʾš*, and you *tĕšûp̄ennû* *ʿāqēb*.", "grammar": { "*ʾêbāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - enmity/hostility", "*ʾāšît*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will put/place", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*zarʿăkā*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*zarʿāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her seed/offspring", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he", "*yĕšûp̄ĕkā*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he will bruise/crush you", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine, singular - head", "*tĕšûp̄ennû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you will bruise/crush him", "*ʿāqēb*": "noun, masculine, singular - heel" }, "variants": { "*ʾêbāh*": "enmity/hostility/antagonism", "*zarʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*šûp̄*": "bruise/crush/strike at" } }
• John 5:30 : 30 { "verseID": "John.5.30", "source": "Οὐ δύναμαι ἐγὼ ποιεῖν ἀπʼ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐδέν: καθὼς ἀκούω, κρίνω: καὶ ἡ κρίσις ἡ ἐμὴ δικαία ἐστίν· ὅτι οὐ ζητῶ τὸ θέλημα τὸ ἐμὸν, ἀλλὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με Πατρός.", "text": "Not *dynamai* I *poiein* from *emautou ouden*: just as *akouō*, *krinō*: and the *krisis* the *emē dikaia estin*; because not *zētō* the *thelēma* the *emon*, but the *thelēma* of the *pempsantos* me *Patros*.", "grammar": { "*Ou dynamai*": "present middle indicative, 1st singular of *dynamai* - I am not able", "*egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative, 1st singular - I", "*poiein*": "present active infinitive of *poieō* - to do", "*ap' emautou*": "prepositional phrase - from myself", "*ouden*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*kathōs*": "comparative conjunction - just as/even as", "*akouō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular of *akouō* - I hear", "*krinō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular of *krinō* - I judge", "*krisis*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - judgment", "*emē*": "possessive adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - my", "*dikaia*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - righteous/just", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular of *eimi* - is", "*zētō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular of *zēteō* - I seek", "*thelēma*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - will", "*emon*": "possessive adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - my/mine", "*pempsantos*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having sent", "*me*": "personal pronoun, accusative, 1st singular - me", "*Patros*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - Father" }, "variants": { "*dynamai*": "am able/can/have power", "*poiein*": "to do/to perform", "*akouō*": "I hear/I listen", "*krinō*": "I judge/I decide", "*krisis emē dikaia*": "my judgment is just/my decision is righteous", "*zētō*": "I seek/I am looking for", "*thelēma*": "will/desire/purpose", "*pempsantos*": "having sent/who sent" } }
• Prov 8:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Proverbs.8.31", "source": "מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹ וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ פ", "text": "*mᵊśaḥeqet* in-*tēbēl ʾarṣô*, and-*šaʿăšuʿay* with-*bᵊnê ʾādām*", "grammar": { "*mᵊśaḥeqet*": "piel participle feminine singular - rejoicing/playing", "*tēbēl*": "feminine singular construct - world of", "*ʾarṣô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his earth", "*šaʿăšuʿay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my delight", "*bᵊnê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - mankind/humanity" }, "variants": { "*mᵊśaḥeqet*": "rejoicing/playing/laughing/delighting", "*tēbēl*": "world/habitable part", "*šaʿăšuʿay*": "my delight/my joy/my pleasure", "*bᵊnê ʾādām*": "sons of man/humans/mankind" } }
• Jer 36:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.36.2", "source": "קַח־לְךָ֮ מְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר֒ וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ אֵלֶ֗יהָ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֧רְתִּי אֵלֶ֛יךָ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל וְעַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם מִיּ֞וֹם דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ מִימֵ֣י יֹאשִׁיָּ֔הוּ וְעַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה", "text": "*qaḥ*-to-you *məgillat*-*sēper*, and-*kātabtā* unto-it *ʾēt* all-the-*dəbārîm* which-*dibbartî* unto-you against-*Yiśrāʾēl* and-against-*Yəhûdāh* and-against-all-the-*gôyim* from-day *dibbartî* unto-you from-days-of *Yōʾšiyyāhû* and-until the-day the-this", "grammar": { "*qaḥ*": "imperative, masculine singular - take", "*məgillat*": "construct state, feminine singular - scroll of", "*sēper*": "common noun, masculine singular - book/document/scroll", "*kātabtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you shall write", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*dəbārîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the words/matters", "*dibbartî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I spoke/I have spoken", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper name - Israel", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper name - Judah", "*gôyim*": "common noun, masculine plural with definite article - the nations/peoples", "*Yōʾšiyyāhû*": "proper name, masculine singular - Josiah" }, "variants": { "*məgillat-sēper*": "scroll of a book/writing scroll/document roll", "*dəbārîm*": "words/matters/things/commands", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles" } }