Verse 5
Hebrews 7:5
New Living Translation
5
Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel, who are also descendants of Abraham.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Λευὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῦν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν, καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ·
English Translation
And those of the sons of Levi, having received the priesthood, have a command to tithe the people according to the law, that is, their brothers, even though they have come out of the loins of Abraham.
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Chapter 7 Context
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This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God (Elohim) Most High. When Abr...
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Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melc...
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There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors — no beginning or end to his life...
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Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognize...
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Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe fr...
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But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek p...
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And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is...
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The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we...
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In addition, we might even say that these Levites — the ones who collect the tithe — paid a tithe to...
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10
For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham’s body when Melchizede...
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11
So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God (El...
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12
And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it.
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13
For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at...
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What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from...
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This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared...
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Yashua (Jesus) became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of...
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And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melc...
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Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.
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For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which...
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This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron’s descendants became priests without such...
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but there was an oath regarding Yashua (Jesus). For God (Elohim) said to him, “The LORD has taken an...
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Because of this oath, Yashua (Jesus) is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God (Elohim...
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There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.
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But because Yashua (Jesus) lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever.
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Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God (Elohim) through him. He lives...
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He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has bee...
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Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for t...
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The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God...
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