Hebrews 11:34

11:34 quenched raging fire, ¹  escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, ²  became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight,

Hebrews 12:18

12:18 For you have not come to something that can be touched, ³  to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind

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¹ tn Grk “quenched the power of fire.”

² tn Or “recovered from sickness.”

³ tn This describes the nation of Israel approaching God on Mt. Sinai (Exod 19). There is a clear contrast with the reference to Mount Zion in v. 22, so this could be translated “a mountain that can be touched.” But the word “mountain” does not occur here and the more vague description seems to be deliberate.