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Let us fear therefore (phobēthōmen oun). First aorist passive volitive subjunctive of phobeomai, to be afraid. There is no break in the argument on Psa 95:1-11. This is a poor chapter division. The Israelites perished because of disbelief. We today face a real peril.
Lest haply (mē pote) Here with the present subjunctive (dokei), but future indicative in Heb 3:12, after the verb of fearing. For the optative see 2Ti 2:25.
A promise being left (kataleipomenēs epaggelias). Genitive absolute of the present passive participle of kataleipō, to leave behind. God’s promise still holds good for us in spite of the failure of the Israelites.
Should seem to have come short of it (dokei husterēkenai). Perfect active infinitive of hustereō, old verb from husteros (comparative of root ud like our out, outer, outermost), to be too late, to fail to reach the goal as here, common in the N.T. (Heb 11:37; Heb 12:15).