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Heb 7:27. Οὐ, not) The Negation has a double force, and is thus to be explained: He has no necessity to offer, 1. daily: 2. for His own sins also. Not daily, for He has done that once for all. Not for His own sins, for He offered Himself, a holy sacrifice. There is besides in it an inverted Chiasmus. The first follows from the second, the second is confirmed by the 28th verse. Often in Scripture two positions (theses) are laid down, and are proved by the γὰρ, for, twice following them.-καθʼ ἡμέραν, daily) κατʼ ἐνιαυτὸν, year by year, properly, ch. Heb 10:3. The Hebrews speak of the day, instead of the day of expiation; whence some translate καθʼ ἡμέραν, on every day of expiation: but it retains here its usual meaning, so that there is as it were a kind of indignant hyperbole (such as at ch. Heb 10:1, εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς, for ever), intimating that the high priest was of no more avail by offering yearly on a stated day, than if he had offered daily with the common priests, ch. Heb 9:6-7.-τοῦτο) this is simply to be referred to His offering, not to His offering also for Himself.-ἐφάπαξ, once) Rom 6:10, note; so below ch. Heb 9:12, Heb 10:10.