Hebrews 5:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

Young's Literal Translation
and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

King James Bible
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Greek
That is why
δι’ (di’)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

he is obligated
ὀφείλει (opheilei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3784: Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.

to offer sacrifices
προσφέρειν (prospherein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 4374: From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.

for
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

his own
αὑτοῦ (hautou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

sins,
ἁμαρτιῶν (hamartiōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin.

as well as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

for [the sins of]
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

people.
λαοῦ (laou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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