New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 7:11-18

11NowοὖνounG3767ifΕἰEiG1487perfectionτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050was throughδιὰdiaG1223the LeviticalΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēsG3020priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420(for on the basisἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909of itthe peopleλαὸςlaosG2992receivedG3549the LawG3549),whatτίςtisG5101furtherἔτιetiG2089needχρείαchreiaG5532was therefor anotherἕτερονheteronG2087priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409to ariseἀνίστασθαιanistasthaiG450accordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198,and not be designatedλέγεσθαι;legesthaiG3004accordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?

12For when the priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420is changedμετατιθεμένηςmetatithemenēsG3346,of necessityἀνάγκηςanagkēsG318there takesG1096placeγίνεται.ginetaiG1096a changeμετάθεσιςmetathesisG3331of lawνόμουnomouG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

13Forthe one concerningἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778are spokenλέγεταιlegetaiG3004belongsμετέσχηκεν,meteschēkenG3348to anotherἑτέραςheterasG2087tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,from whichἧςhēsG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has officiatedπροσέσχηκενproseschēkenG4337at the altarθυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōG2379.

14For it is evidentπρόδηλονprodēlonG4271that our LordκύριοςkuriosG2962wasdescendedἀνατέταλκενanatetalkenG393from JudahἸούδαIoudaG2455,a tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443with referenceεἰςeisG1519to whichἣνhēnG3739MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475spokeἐλάλησεν.¶elalēsenG2980nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762concerningπερὶperiG4012priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409.

15And this is clearerκατάδηλόνkatadēlonG2612stillἔτιetiG2089,ifεἰeiG1487anotherἕτερος,heterosG2087priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409arisesἀνίσταταιanistataiG450accordingκατὰkataG2596to the likenessὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaG3665of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198,

16whoὃςhosG3739has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096suchnot on the basisκατὰkataG2596of a lawνόμονnomonG3551ofphysicalσαρκίνηςsarkinēsG4560requirementἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,but accordingκατὰkataG2596to the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofan indestructibleἀκαταλύτου·akatalutouG179lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

17For it is attestedμαρτυρεῖταιmartureitaiG3140of Him, “You are a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165AccordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.”

18For, on the oneG3303handG3303,there is a settingG115asideG115of a formerπροαγούσηςproagousēsG4254commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785becauseδιὰdiaG1223of its weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772and uselessnessἀνωφελές,anōphelesG512

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