Hebrews9:8

Translation

Thus the Holy Spirit was making clear that the path into the holy places

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was not yet made clear

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while the first tent was still standing,

Paraphrase

In this way the Holy Spirit was making it clear that the way into The Holiest of All Places had not yet been revealed because the first Tabernacle, (the first way) was still functioning;

Footnotes

1

This word, which has the basic meaning of “holy places,” was sometimes used of “the Holy of Holies” or “the most holy place.” I show it as general in the translation and as specific to “The Holies of All Places” in my paraphrase.

2

This is a word that also means “to make clear, or reveal” but it is different in etymology from the word used earlier in the verse with the same meaning.