Hebrews 3:18

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
τίσιν
G5101 I-DPM
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
ὤμοσεν
G3660 V-AAI-3S
omnyō
to swear, i.e., take (or declare on) oath
  • to swear
  • "to affirm, promise, threaten, with an oath"in swearing to call a person or thing as witness, to invoke, swear by
μὴ
G3361 PRT-N
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
εἰσελεύσεσθαι
G1525 V-FDN
eiserchomai
to enter (literally or figuratively)
  • to go out or come in: to enter
    • of men or animals, as into a house or a city
    • "of Satan taking possession of the body of a person"of things: as food, that enters into the eater's mouth
    metaphorically
    • of entrance into any condition, state of things, society, employment
      • to arise, come into existence, begin to be
      • "of men, to come before the public"to come into life
      of thoughts that come into the mind
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
κατάπαυσιν
G2663 N-ASF
katapausis
reposing down, i.e., (by Hebraism) abode
  • a putting to rest
    • calming of the winds
    a resting place
    • metaphorically the heavenly blessedness in which God dwells, and of which he has promised to make persevering believers in Christ partakers after the toils and trials of life on earth are ended
αὐτοῦ
G846 P-GSM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
  • "he, she, it"the same
εἰ
G1487 CONJ
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
μὴ
G3361 PRT-N
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
τοῖς
G3588 T-DPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀπειθήσασιν
G544 V-AAP-DPM
apeitheō
to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)
  • not to allow one's self to be persuaded
    • to refuse or withhold belief
    • "to refuse belief and obedience
    not to comply with

τίσιν δὲ ὤμοσεν μὴ εἰσελεύσεσθαι εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσιν αὐτοῦ εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἀπειθήσασιν
18
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Cross References

Hebrews 4:6

ἐπεὶ οὖν ἀπολείπεται τινὰς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς αὐτήν καὶ οἱ πρότερον εὐαγγελισθέντες οὐκ εἰσῆλθον δι' ἀπείθειαν
6
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered in not because of unbelief:

Deuteronomy 1:34

וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוָה אֶת-קוֹל דִּבְרֵיכֶם וַיִּקְצֹף וַיִּשָּׁבַע לֵאמֹֽר׃
34
And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

Numbers 14:30

אִם-אַתֶּם תָּבֹאוּ אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתִי אֶת-יָדִי לְשַׁכֵּן אֶתְכֶם בָּהּ כִּי אִם-כָּלֵב בֶּן-יְפֻנֶּה וִֽיהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן-נֽוּן׃
30
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Psalms 106:24

וַֽיִּמְאֲסוּ בְּאֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה לֹֽא-הֶאֱמִינוּ לִדְבָרֽוֹ׃
24
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

Deuteronomy 1:26

וְלֹא אֲבִיתֶם לַֽעֲלֹת וַתַּמְרוּ אֶת-פִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃
26
Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:

Numbers 20:12

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל-אַהֲרֹן יַעַן לֹֽא-הֶאֱמַנְתֶּם בִּי לְהַקְדִּישֵׁנִי לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָכֵן לֹא תָבִיאוּ אֶת-הַקָּהָל הַזֶּה אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-נָתַתִּי לָהֶֽם׃
12
And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

Numbers 14:11

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה עַד-אָנָה יְנַֽאֲצֻנִי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְעַד-אָנָה לֹֽא-יַאֲמִינוּ בִי בְּכֹל הָֽאֹתוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
11
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?

Deuteronomy 9:23

וּבִשְׁלֹחַ יְהוָה אֶתְכֶם מִקָּדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ לֵאמֹר עֲלוּ וּרְשׁוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָכֶם וַתַּמְרוּ אֶת-פִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְלֹא הֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם לוֹ וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקֹלֽוֹ׃
23
Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.

Hebrews 3:11

ὡς ὤμοσα ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ μου· Εἰ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν μου
11
So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

Hebrews 4:2

καὶ γάρ ἐσμεν εὐηγγελισμένοι καθάπερ κἀκεῖνοι· ἀλλ' οὐκ ὠφέλησεν λόγος τῆς ἀκοῆς ἐκείνους μὴ συγκεκραμένος τῇ πίστει τοῖς ἀκούσασιν
2
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Numbers 14:23

אִם-יִרְאוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לַֽאֲבֹתָם וְכָל-מְנַֽאֲצַי לֹא יִרְאֽוּהָ׃
23
Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: