Hebrews 7
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 7:4-6

4NowG1161 observeG2334 howG4080 greatG4080 thisG3778 manG3778 was to whomG3739 AbrahamG11, the 1patriarchG3966, 2gaveG1325 a tenthG1181 of the choicestG205 spoilsG205.

5And thoseG3588 indeedG3303 of 3the sonsG5207 of LeviG3017 who receiveG2983 the priest’sG2405 officeG2405 haveG2192 commandmentG1785 4in the LawG3551 to collectG586 5a tenthG586 from the peopleG2992, that is, from their brethrenG80, althoughG2539 these 6are descendedG1831G3751 from AbrahamG11.

6But the one 7whose genealogyG1075 is not tracedG1075 from them 8collectedG1183 9a tenthG1183 from AbrahamG11 and 1011blessedG2127 the one who 12hadG2192 the promisesG1860.

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Notes

  1. 1. Hebrews 7:4 Acts 2:29; 7:8f ↩
  2. 2. Hebrews 7:4 Gen 14:20 ↩
  3. 3. Hebrews 7:5 Num 18:21, 26; 2 Chr 31:4f ↩
  4. 4. Hebrews 7:5 Lit according to ↩
  5. 5. Hebrews 7:5 Or tithes ↩
  6. 6. Hebrews 7:5 Lit have come out of the loins of ↩
  7. 7. Hebrews 7:6 Heb 7:3 ↩
  8. 8. Hebrews 7:6 Heb 7:1f ↩
  9. 9. Hebrews 7:6 Or tithes ↩
  10. 10. Hebrews 7:6 Lit has blessed ↩
  11. 11. Hebrews 7:6 Heb 7:1f ↩
  12. 12. Hebrews 7:6 Rom 4:13 ↩

Commentaries on Hebrews 7

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