Read Full ChapterSo it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
World English Bible (WEB)
It was therefore{G3767} necessary{G318} that the patterns{G5262} of things{G3303} in{G1722} the heavens{G3772} should be purified{G2511}{(G5745)} with these{G5125}; but{G1161} the heavenly things{G2032} themselves{G846} with better{G2909} sacrifices{G2378} than{G3844} these{G5025}.
Strong's King James
(23) Therefore it was surely necessary for the models in the skies above to be cleansed with this but the same skyward things are better than these (earthly copies).
The F.O.G
[23] It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves required better sacrifices than these.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
It is necessary, therefore, the pattern indeed of the things in the heavens to be purified with these, and the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these;
Young's Literal Translation
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