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Hebrews 7:1-19

1ForthisMelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ,MelchisedekG3198,kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofSalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316Mostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310HighG5310,whometAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290fromtheslaughterofthekingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935andblessedG2127him,

2towhomalsoκαὶkaiG2532AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11dividedatenthpartofall(beingG1510firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,byinterpretation,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,andthenalsoκαὶkaiG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofSalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,whichisG1510,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515;

3withoutfather,withoutmother,withoutgenealogy,havingneitherbeginningofdaysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250norendτέλοςtelosG5056oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,butmadelikeuntotheSonυἱῷhuiōG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316), abidethapriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409continually.

4NowδὲdeG1161considerhowπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080greatthismanG3778was, untowhomAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,thepatriarchπατριάρχης.patriarchēsG3966,gaveG1325atenthoutofthechiefspoils.

5AndtheyindeedofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofLeviΛευὶLeuiG3017thatreceiveG2983thepriest’sofficehavecommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785totakeG2983tithesofthepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992accordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμον,nomonG3551,thatisG1510,oftheirbrethren,thoughthesehavecomeἐξεληλυθόταςexelēluthotasG1831outoftheloinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3751ofAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11:

6buthewhosegenealogyisnotcountedfromthemhath takentithesofAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11,andhathblessedG2127himthathaththepromisesG1860.

7ButwithoutanydisputethelessisblessedG2127ofthebetter.

8AndhereὧδεhōdeG5602menG444thatdieG599receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983tithes;butthereone,ofwhomitiswitnessedG3140thatheliveth.

9And,sotosayG3004,throughAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11evenG2532Levi,whoreceivethtithes, hathpaidtithes;

10forhewasG1510yetG2089intheloinsὀσφύϊosphuiG3751ofhisfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,whenὅτεhoteG3753MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198methim.

11NowiftherewasG1510perfectionthroughtheLeviticalpriesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420(forunderithaththepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992receivedthelaw),whatfurtherneedχρείαchreiaG5532wasG1510therethatanotherpriestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409shouldariseἀνίστασθαιanistasthaiG450aftertheorderτάξινtaxinG5010ofMelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198,andnotbeG1510reckonedaftertheorderτάξινtaxinG5010ofAaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?

12Forthepriesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420beingchanged,thereismadeofnecessityἀνάγκηςanagkēsG318achangealsoκαὶkaiG2532ofthelawνόμουnomouG3551.

13Forheofwhomthesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778aresaidG3004belongethtoanothertribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,fromwhichnomanG3778hath given attendanceatthealtarθυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōG2379.

14ForitisevidentπρόδηλονprodēlonG4271thatourLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hath sprungoutofJudahἸούδαIoudaG2455;astowhichtribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475spakenothingconcerningπερὶperiG4012priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409.

15AndwhatwesayisG1510yetmoreG2089abundantly evident,ifafterthelikenessofMelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198therearisethanotherpriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409,

16whohathbeenmade,notafterthelawνόμονnomonG3551ofacarnalcommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,butafterthepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofanendlesslifeζωῆςzōēsG2222:

17foritiswitnessedG3140ofhim, Thou artapriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreverAftertheorderτάξινtaxinG5010ofMelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.

18ForthereisadisannullingofaforegoingcommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785becauseofitsweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772andunprofitableness

19(forthelawνόμος,nomosG3551madeG5048nothingperfectἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenG5048),andabringinginthereuponofabetterhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,throughwhichwedrawἐγγίζομενengizomenG1448nigh untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

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