Revised Literal Translation

Hebrews 7

1ForγὰρgarG1063thisΟὗτοςHoutosG3778MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκ,MelchisedekG3198,kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409of theG3588 G2316most highὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,who metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290fromἀπὸapoG575the slaughterκοπῆςkopēsG3588 G2871of the kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG3588 G935,andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127himαὐτόν,autonG846;G3588G3588G3588

2To whomᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11gaveἐμέρισενemerisenG3307a tenth partG1181ofἀπὸapoG575allπάντωνpantōnG3956;firstG4412μὲνmenG3303being by interpretationἑρμηνευόμενοςhermēneuomenosG2059KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,andδὲdeG1161after thatἔπειταepeitaG1899alsoκαὶkaiG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515;

3Without fatherἀπάτωρ,apatōrG540,without motherἀμήτωρ,amētōrG282,without descentἀγενεαλόγητος,agenealogētosG35,havingἔχων,echōnG2192neitherμήτεmēteG3383beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746of daysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250,norμήτεmēteG3383endτέλοςtelosG5056of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222;butδὲdeG1161made likeἀφωμοιωμένοςaphōmoiōmenosG871unto the Sonτῷ υἱῷtō huiōG3588 G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316;abidethμένειmeneiG3306a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409εἰςeisG1519continuallyδιηνεκές.¶diēnekesG1336.τὸtoG3588

4NowδὲdeG1161considerΘεωρεῖτεTheōreiteG2334how greatπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080this manοὗτος,houtosG3778was,unto whomᾧhōG3739evenκαὶkaiG2532the patriarchτῶν πατριάρχης.tōn patriarchēsG3588 G3966AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325the tenthG1181ofἐκekG1537the spoilsἀκροθινίων ὁakrothiniōn hoG3588 G205.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532verilyμὲνmenG3303they that areG2983ofἐκekG1537the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG3588 G5207of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,who receiveG2983the office of the priesthoodἱερατείανhi'erateianG3588 G2405,haveἔχουσινechousinG2192a commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785to take tithes ofἀποδεκατοῦνapodekatounG586the peopleλαὸνlaonG3588 G2992according toκατὰkataG2596the lawνόμον,nomonG3588 G3551,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,ofG3588 G80theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846brethrenG3588 G80,thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539they come outἐξεληλυθόταςexelēluthotasG1831ofἐκekG1537the loinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3588 G3751of AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11:G3588

6ButδὲdeG1161he whose descent isG1075notμὴmēG3361countedG1075fromἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846received tithesδεδεκάτωκενdedekatōkenG1183of AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11,andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλόγηκεν.eulogēkenG2127him that hadἔχονταechontaG2192the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG3588 G1860.G3588G3588G3588

7AndδὲdeG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565allπάσηςpasēsG3956contradictionἀντιλογίας·antilogiasG485the lessἔλαττονelattonG1640is blessedεὐλογεῖται.eulogeitaiG2127ofὑπὸhupoG5259the betterG2909.τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588

8AndκαὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303hereὧδεhōdeG5602menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444that dieἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983tithesG1181;butδὲdeG1161thereἐκεῖekeiG1563heG3140receiveth them,of whom it is witnessedG3140thatὅτιhotiG3754he livethζῇ.zēaG2198.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613I may so sayG3004,ἔποςeposG2031LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017alsoκαὶkaiG2532,who receivethλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983tithesG1181,payed tithesδεδεκάτωται.dedekatōtaiG1183inδι᾽di᾽G1223AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.ὁhoG3588

10ForγὰρgarG1063he wasἦνēnG1510yetἔτιetiG2089inἐνenG1722the loinsὀσφύϊosphuiG3588 G3751of his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962,whenὅτεhoteG3753MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876himαὐτῷautōG846.G3588

11IfΕἰEiG1487thereforeμὲνmenG3303οὖνounG3767perfectionτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050wereἦν,ēnG1510byδιὰdiaG1223the LeviticalΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēsG3020priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420, (forγὰρgarG1063underἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτῆςautēsG846the peopleτῆς λαὸςtēs laosG3588 G2992received the lawνενομοθέτηται,nenomothetētaiG3549,)whatτίςtisG5101furtherἔτιetiG2089needχρείαchreiaG5532was therethatG450anotherἕτερονheteronG2087priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409should riseG450afterκατὰkataG2596the orderὁ τάξινho taxinG3588 G5010of MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756be calledλέγεσθαι;legesthaiG3004afterκατὰkataG2596the orderτὴν τάξινtēn taxinG3588 G5010of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?τὴνtēnG3588

12ForγὰρgarG1063the priesthoodτῆς ἱερωσύνηςtēs hi'erōsunēsG3588 G2420being changedμετατιθεμένηςmetatithemenēsG3346,there is madeγίνεται.ginetaiG1096ofἐξexG1537necessityἀνάγκηςanagkēsG318a changeμετάθεσιςmetathesisG3331alsoκαὶkaiG2532of the lawνόμουnomouG3551.

13ForγὰρgarG1063heG3348ofἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778are spokenλέγεταιlegetaiG3004pertainethG3348toG5443anotherἑτέραςheterasG2087tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whichἧςhēsG3739no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762gave attendanceπροσέσχηκενproseschēkenG4337at the altarτῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ.tō thusiastēriōG3588 G2379.

14ForγὰρgarG1063it isevidentπρόδηλονprodēlonG4271thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962sprangἀνατέταλκενanatetalkenG393out ofἐξexG1537JudahG2448;ofεἰςeisG1519whichἣνhēnG3739tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475spakeἐλάλησεν.¶elalēsenG2980nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762concerningπερὶperiG4012priesthoodG2420.

15AndΚαὶKaiG2532it isἐστιν,estinG1510yetἔτιetiG2089far moreG4053evidentκατάδηλόνkatadēlonG2612:for thatεἰeiG1487afterκατὰkataG2596the similitudeτὴν ὁμοιότηταtēn homoiotētaG3588 G3665of MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198there arisethἀνίσταταιanistataiG450anotherἕτερος,heterosG2087priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409,

16WhoὃςhosG3739is madeγέγονενgegonenG1096,notοὐouG3756afterκατὰkataG2596the lawνόμονnomonG3551of aG1785carnalG4559commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,butἀλλὰallaG235afterκατὰkataG2596the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of anG2222endlessἀκαταλύτου·akatalutouG179lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

17ForγὰρgarG1063he testifiethμαρτυρεῖταιmartureitaiG3140,ὅτιhotiG3754ThouσὺsuG4771arta priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409forεἰςeisG1519everτὸν αἰῶναton aiōnaG3588 G165afterκατὰkataG2596the orderτὴν τάξινtēn taxinG3588 G5010of MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.

18ForγὰρgarG1063there isγίνεταιginetaiG1096verilyμὲνmenG3303a disannullingἈθέτησιςAthetēsisG115of the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785going beforeπροαγούσηςproagousēsG4254forδιὰdiaG1223the weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772andκαὶkaiG2532unprofitablenessἀνωφελές,anōphelesG512thereofαὐτῆςautēsG846.τὸtoG3588

19ForγὰρgarG1063the lawὁ νόμος,ho nomosG3588 G3551madeG5048nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762perfectἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenG5048,butδὲdeG1161the bringing inἐπεισαγωγὴepeisagōgēG1898of aG1680betterG2909hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680did;byδι᾽di᾽G1223the whichἧςhēsG3739we draw nighἐγγίζομενengizomenG1448unto Godτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532inasmuch asκαθ᾽ ὅσονkath᾽ hosonG2596 G3745notοὐouG3756withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565an oathὁρκωμοσίας.horkōmosiasG3728he was made priest:

21(ForG1063G3303thosepriestsἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409wereG1510madeG1096withoutG5565an oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728;butδὲdeG1161thisG3588withμετὰmetaG3326an oathG3728byδιὰdiaG1223him that saidλέγοντοςlegontosG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962swareὤμοσενōmosenG3660andκαὶkaiG2532willG3338notοὐouG3756repentG3338,ThouσὺsuG4771arta priestG2409forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶναaiōnaG3588 G165afterG2596the orderG3588 G5010of MelchisedecG3198:)G3588G3588

22ByκατὰkataG2596so muchτοσοῦτοtosoutoG5118wasG1096JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424madeG1096a suretyἔγγυοςenguosG1450of aG1242betterG2909testamentG1242.

23AndΚαὶKaiG2532theyG1510trulyμὲνmenG3303wereG1510γεγονότεςgegonotesG1096manyπλείονέςpleionesG4119priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409,becauseδιὰdiaG1223they were not sufferedκωλύεσθαιkōluesthaiG2967to continueπαραμένειν·parameneinG3887by reason of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288:οἱhoiG3588τὸtoG3588

24ButδὲdeG1161thisG3588man,becauseδιὰdiaG1223heαὐτὸνautonG846continuethμένεινmeneinG3306εἰςeisG1519everαἰῶναaiōnaG3588 G165,hathἔχειecheiG2192anG3588 G2420unchangeableἀπαράβατονaparabatonG531priesthoodἱερωσύνην·hi'erōsunēnG3588 G2420.G3588

25WhereforeὅθενhothenG3606he is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410alsoκαὶkaiG2532to saveσῴζεινsōzeinG4982themG3838toεἰςeisG1519the uttermostG3838that comeπροσερχομένουςproserchomenousG4334unto Godτὸ θεῷto theōG3588 G2316byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,seeing heG2198everπάντοτεpantoteG3842livethG2198toεἰςeisG1519make intercessionἐντυγχάνεινentugchaneinG1793forὑπὲρhuperG5228themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.τοὺςtousG3588τῷtōG3588τὸtoG3588

26ForγὰρgarG1063suchΤοιοῦτοςToioutosG5108an high priestἀρχιερεύς,archiereusG749becameἔπρεπενeprepenG4241usG1473, who isholyὅσιος,hosiosG3741,harmlessἄκακος,akakosG172,undefiledἀμίαντος,amiantosG283,separateκεχωρισμένοςkechōrismenosG5563fromἀπὸapoG575sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν,hamartōlōnG268,andG2532madeγενόμενος·genomenosG1096higherὑψηλότεροςhupsēloterosG5308than the heavensτῶν οὐρανῶνtōn ouranōnG3588 G3772;τῶνtōnG3588

27WhoὃςhosG3739ἔχειecheiG2192needethἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318notοὐκoukG3756καθ᾽kath᾽G2596dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,asὥσπερhōsperG5618those high priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςhoi archiereisG3588 G749,to offer upἀναφέρεινanaphereinG399sacrificeθυσίαςthusiasG2378,firstπρότερονproteronG4386forὑπὲρhuperG5228his ownτῶν ἰδίωνtōn idiōnG3588 G2398sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,and thenἔπειταepeitaG1899for the people’sτῶν λαοῦ·tōn laouG3588 G2992:τοῦtouG3588forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160onceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178,when he offered upἀνενέγκας.anenegkasG399himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

28ForγὰρgarG1063the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588 G3551makethκαθίστησινkathistēsinG2525menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749which haveἔχονταςechontasG2192infirmityἀσθένειαν,astheneianG769;butδὲdeG1161the wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056of the oathτῆς ὁρκωμοσίαςtēs horkōmosiasG3588 G3728,which wasτῆςtēsG3588sinceμετὰmetaG3326the lawτὸν νόμονton nomonG3588 G3551, makeththe SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,who is consecratedτετελειωμένον.¶teteleiōmenonG5048forεἰςeisG1519evermoreτὸν αἰῶναton aiōnaG3588 G165.

Commentaries on Hebrews 7