Rom 9:4 | RWP | e4.org | Who ( οιτινες ). The very ones who, inasmuch as they. Israelites ( Ισραηλειτα ). Covenant name of the chosen people. Whose ( ων ). Predicate genitive of the relative, used also again with ο πατερες . For "the adoption" ( η υιοθεσια ) see . The glory ( η δοξα ). The Shekinah Glory of God ( ) and used of Jesus in . The covenants ( α διαθηκα ). Plural because renewed often ( ; ; ; , , ; ). The giving of the law ( η νομοθεσια ). Old word, here only in N.T., from νομος and τιθημ . The service ( η λατρεια ). The temple service ( , ). The fathers ( ο πατερες ). The patriarchs ( ; ).

‏ Romans 9:4

Who ( οιτινες ). The very ones who, inasmuch as they.

Israelites ( Ισραηλειτα ). Covenant name of the chosen people.

Whose ( ων ). Predicate genitive of the relative, used also again with ο πατερες. For "the adoption" ( η υιοθεσια ) see 8:15.

The glory ( η δοξα ). The Shekinah Glory of God (3:23) and used of Jesus in Jas 2:1.

The covenants ( α διαθηκα ). Plural because renewed often (Ge 6:18; 9:9; 15:18; 17:2, 7, 9; Ex 2:24).

The giving of the law ( η νομοθεσια ). Old word, here only in N.T., from νομος and τιθημ.

The service ( η λατρεια ). The temple service (Heb 9:1, 6).

The fathers ( ο πατερες ). The patriarchs (Ac 3:13; 7:32).