Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
for where a covenant is, the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,
New American Standard Bible
For where a
King James Version
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Holman Bible
Where a will exists, the death of the one who made it must be established.
International Standard Version
For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be established.
A Conservative Version
For where a covenant is, a necessity is to present the death of the man who made the covenant.
American Standard Version
For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.
Amplified
For where there is a will and
An Understandable Version
For where a will exists, it is necessary to prove the death of the person who made it [i.e., in order to benefit by its provisions].
Anderson New Testament
For where a testament is, it is necessary that there be brought in the death of the testator:
Bible in Basic English
Because where there is a testament, there has to be the death of the man who made it.
Common New Testament
For where a will is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
For where a testament is, there the death of the testator is necessarily pre-suppos'd.
Darby Translation
(For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.
Godbey New Testament
For where there is a covenant, it is necessary to bear the death of the covenanter;
Goodspeed New Testament
For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established,
John Wesley New Testament
For where a testament is, there must also necessarily be the death of the testator.
Julia Smith Translation
For where a will, the necessity for the death of him having willed to be brought forward.
King James 2000
For where a will is, there must also of necessity be the death of the maker.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For where [there is] a will, [it is] a necessity [for] the death of the one who made the will to be established.
Modern King James verseion
For where a covenant is, the death of him covenanting must be offered.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For wheresoever is a testament, there must also be the death of him that maketh the testament.
Moffatt New Testament
Thus, in the case of a will, the death of the testator must be announced.
Montgomery New Testament
For where there is a testament, there must also be brought forward in evidence the death of the testator.
NET Bible
For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.
New Heart English Bible
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
Noyes New Testament
For where there is a testament there must of necessity be implied the death of the testator;
Sawyer New Testament
For where there is a covenant, there must follow the death of the covenant-maker.
The Emphasized Bible
For, where a covenant is, it is necessary for, the death, to be brought in, of him that hath covenanted;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For where a testament is, of necessity the death of the testator is implied.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whenever such a Covenant as a will is in question, the death of the testator must of necessity be alleged.
Webster
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Weymouth New Testament
For where there is a legal 'will,' there must also be a death brought forward in evidence--the death of him who made it.
Williams New Testament
For when a will is made, it is necessary that the death of him who makes it be proved.
World English Bible
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
Worrell New Testament
For where there is a testament, there is a necessity that the death of the testator be brought in.
Worsley New Testament
For where a testament is, there is a necessity of proving the death of the testator.
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 9:16
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The Heavenly Ministry Of The New Covenant
15 And because of this, of a new covenant he is mediator, that, death having come, for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those called may receive the promise of the age-during inheritance, 16 for where a covenant is, the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary, 17 for a covenant over dead victims is stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,