Hebrews 8:4
KJV:
For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
BSB:
Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
Greek:
Εἰ μὲν οὖν ἦν ἐπὶ γῆς, οὐδ᾽ ἂν ἦν ἱερεὺς ὄντων τῶν ἱερέων τῶν προσφερόντων κατὰ τὸν νόμον τὰ δῶρα,
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Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
If Εἰ Ei COND NKO
certainly μὲν men PRT NKO
then 1 2 οὖν oun CONJ N(K)O
He were ἦν ēn V-IAI-3S NKO
on ἐπὶ epi PREP NKO
earth, γῆς, gēs N-GSF NKO
not even οὐδ᾽ oud᾽ CONJ-N NKO
then would ἂν an PRT NKO
He was being ἦν ēn V-IAI-3S NKO
a priest ἱερεὺς hi'ereus N-NSM NKO
while are being ὄντων ontōn V-PAP-GPM NKO
<the> τῶν tōn T-GPM k
priests 3 ἱερέων hi'ereōn N-GPM K
those τῶν tōn T-GPM NKO
offering προσφερόντων prospherontōn V-PAP-GPM NKO
according to κατὰ kata PREP NKO
<the> τὸν ton T-ASM k
law νόμον nomon N-ASM NKO
the τὰ ta T-APN NKO
gifts, δῶρα, dōra N-APN NKO

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  1. Variant: γὰρ (gar) 'for' occurs in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz) instead of οὖν (oun) 'then' in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg) 

  2. for | γὰρ | gar CONJ | TR+Byz 

  3. Extra Text: ἱερέων (hi'ereōn) 'priests' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz)