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Hebrews 9:10

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9:10They served only for matters of food and drink12 and various washings; they are external regulations13 imposed until the new order came.14

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  1. 12 Grk “only for foods and drinks.”
  2. 13 Most witnesses (D1 𝔐) have “various washings, and external regulations” (βαπτισμοῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν, baptismois kai dikaiōmasin), with both nouns in the dative. The translation “washings; they are … regulations” renders βαπτισμοῖς, δικαιώματα (baptismois, dikaiōmata; found in such important as 𝔓46 א* A I P 0278 33 1739 1881 sa) in which case δικαιώματα is taken as the nominative subject of the participle ἐπικείμενα (epikeimena). It seems far more likely that scribes would conform δικαιώματα to the immediately preceding datives and join it to them by καί than they would to the following nominative participle. Both on external and internal evidence the text is thus secure as reading βαπτισμοῖς, δικαιώματα.
  3. 14 Grk “until the time of setting things right.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order.

NLTNew Living Translation

For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies—physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

concerning instead only food and drink and different washings, regulations of outward things imposed until the time of setting things right.

KJV 1900King James Version

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.