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Hebrews 7:1-10

1ForthisMelchisedec,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofSalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409ofthemostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310highG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whometAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290fromsmitingthekingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andblessedG2127him;

2towhomAbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11gavealsoκαὶkaiG2532thetenthportionofall;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413beingG1510interpretedKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,andthenalsoκαὶkaiG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofSalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,whichisG1510KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515;

3withoutfather,withoutmother,withoutgenealogy;havingneitherbeginningofdaysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250norendτέλοςtelosG5056oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,butassimilatedtotheSonυἱῷhuiōG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,abidesG3306apriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409continually.

4NowδὲdeG1161considerhowπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080greatthis[personage]was,towhom[evenκαὶkaiG2532]thepatriarchπατριάρχης.patriarchēsG3966AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11gaveG1325atenthoutofthespoils.

5AndtheyindeedfromamongthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofLeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,whoreceiveG2983thepriesthood,havecommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785totakeG2983tithesfromthepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992accordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμον,nomonG3551,thatisG1510fromtheirbrethren,thoughtheseareG1510comeἐξεληλυθόταςexelēluthotasG1831outoftheloinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3751ofAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11:

6buthewhohasnogenealogyfromthemhastithedAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11,andblessedG2127himwhohadthepromisesG1860.

7Butbeyondallgainsaying,theinferiorisblessedG2127bythebetter.

8AndhereὧδεhōdeG5602dyingG599menG444receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983tithes;butthere[one]ofwhomthewitnessG3140isthathelivesG2198;

9and,sotospeakG3004,throughAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,LevialsoG2532,whoreceivedG2983tithes,hasbeenmadetopaytithes.

10ForhewasG1510yetG2089intheloinsὀσφύϊosphuiG3751ofhisfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whenὅτεhoteG3753Melchisedecmethim.

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