New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 7:5-9

5And thoseG3588indeedμὲνmenG3303ofthe sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017who receiveλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983the priest’sG2405officeG2405haveἔχουσινechousinG2192commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785in the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551to collectG586a tenthG586from the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,that is, from their brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,althoughκαίπερkaiperG2539theseare descendedἐξεληλυθότας ὀσφύοςexelēluthotas osphuosG1831 G3751from AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

6But the onewhose genealogyG1075is not tracedG1075from themcollectedG1183a tenthG1183from AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11andblessedεὐλόγηκεν.eulogēkenG2127the one whohadἔχονταechontaG2192the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

7But withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565anyπάσηςpasēsG3956disputeἀντιλογίας·antilogiasG485the lesserἔλαττονelattonG1640is blessedεὐλογεῖται.eulogeitaiG2127by the greaterG2909.

8In thisG5602caseG5602mortalἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983tithesG1181,but in that caseἐκεῖekeiG1563one receives them,of whom it is witnessedμαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosG3140that he livesζῇ.zēaG2198on.

9And, soὡς ἔποςhōs eposG5613 G2031to speakG3004,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11evenG2532LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,who receivedλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983tithesG1181,paidG1183tithesG1183,

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