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Hebrews 7:8-12

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,has paidG1183tithesG1183,

10for he was stillἔτιetiG2089in the loinsὀσφύϊosphuiG3751of hisforefatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whenὅτεhoteG3753MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876him.

11SoοὖνounG3767ifΕἰEiG1487perfectionτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050was throughδιὰdiaG1223the LeviticalΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēsG3020priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420(for on the basisἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909of itthe peopleλαὸςlaosG2992receivedG3549theG3549LawG3549),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.

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