New American Standard Bible 1995
Hebrews 7:2-6
2to whomG3739 alsoG2532 AbrahamG11 apportionedG3307 a tenthG1181 partG1181 of allG3956 the spoils, was firstG4413 of allG4413, by the translationG2059 of his name, kingG935 of righteousnessG1343, and thenG1899 alsoG2532 kingG935 of SalemG4532, whichG3739 is kingG935 of peaceG1515. 3WithoutG540 fatherG540, withoutG282 motherG282, 1withoutG35 genealogyG35, havingG2192 neitherG3383 beginningG746 of daysG2250 norG3383 endG5056 of lifeG2222, but madeG871 likeG871 2the SonG5207 of GodG2316, he remainsG3306 a priestG2409 perpetuallyG1519G1336.
4NowG1161 observeG2334 howG4080 greatG4080 thisG3778 manG3778 was to whomG3739 AbrahamG11, the 3patriarchG3966, 4gaveG1325 a tenthG1181 of the choicestG205 spoilsG205. 5And thoseG3588 indeedG3303 of 5the sonsG5207 of LeviG3017 who receiveG2983 the priest’sG2405 officeG2405 haveG2192 commandmentG1785 6in the LawG3551 to collectG586 7a tenthG586 from the peopleG2992, that is, from their brethrenG80, althoughG2539 these 8are descendedG1831G3751 from AbrahamG11. 6But the one 9whose genealogyG1075 is not tracedG1075 from them 10collectedG1183 11a tenthG1183 from AbrahamG11 and 1213blessedG2127 the one who 14hadG2192 the promisesG1860.
Notes
- 1. Hebrews 7:3 Heb 7:6 ↩
- 2. Hebrews 7:3 Matt 4:3; Heb 7:1, 28 ↩
- 3. Hebrews 7:4 Acts 2:29; 7:8f ↩
- 4. Hebrews 7:4 Gen 14:20 ↩
- 5. Hebrews 7:5 Num 18:21, 26; 2 Chr 31:4f ↩
- 6. Hebrews 7:5 Lit according to ↩
- 7. Hebrews 7:5 Or tithes ↩
- 8. Hebrews 7:5 Lit have come out of the loins of ↩
- 9. Hebrews 7:6 Heb 7:3 ↩
- 10. Hebrews 7:6 Heb 7:1f ↩
- 11. Hebrews 7:6 Or tithes ↩
- 12. Hebrews 7:6 Lit has blessed ↩
- 13. Hebrews 7:6 Heb 7:1f ↩
- 14. Hebrews 7:6 Rom 4:13 ↩
Commentaries on Hebrews 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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