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Heb 9:10. Μόνον, only) The commandments concerning meats are as it were an appendage to the commandments concerning sacrifices; and this particle lessens the weight of that appendage. Sacrifices do not purge the conscience; meats have respect to the flesh. Concerning both, comp. ch. Heb 13:9, etc. Paul often puts μόνον, only, absolutely; 1Co 7:39; Gal 2:10; Gal 5:13; Php 1:27; 2Th 2:7.-ἐπὶ, on) ἐπὶ, with the Dative, implies something concurrent, as we have already remarked regarding the appendage; comp. Heb 9:15; Heb 9:17; Heb 9:26. Sacrifices concur in public worship, and meats also in daily life; while the same ceremonial law treats of both, and is wholly occupied with these and similar matters.-βρώμασι, in meats) of which some have never been allowed to any, others not to all, and not always, nor everywhere.-πώμασι, in drinks) Lev 11:34; Num 6:3.-διαφόροις βαπτισμοῖς, in different washings) These were manifold, of the priests, of the Levites, of other men.-δικαιώματα) The apposition of the nominative and an oblique case, as Luk 22:20, where see the note.-διορθώσεως, of reformation) היטיב, LXX., διορθοῦν, Jer 7:3; Jer 7:5; therefore the verbal διόρθωσις, reformation, corresponds to the adjective κρείττων, better, Heb 9:23.-ἐπικείμενα, imposed, lying upon) as a burden, without intermission.