Verse 5
Hebrews 7:5
World English Bible, British Edition
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They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a
commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these
have come out of the body 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
1
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God (Elohim) Most High, who met Abraham
returning fro...
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to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation,
“king of righteous...
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without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning
of days nor end of life,...
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Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch
gave a tenth out of the best...
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5
They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a
commandment to take tithes fr...
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but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from
Abraham, and has blessed hi...
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But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
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8
Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom
it is testified that he li...
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9
We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid
tithes,
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10
for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.
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11
Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for under
it the people have received the la...
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12
For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made
also in the law.
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13
For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from
which no one has officiated at t...
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14
For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which
tribe Moses spoke nothing conce...
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15
This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek
there arises another pries...
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16
who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after
the power of an endless lif...
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17
for it is testified,
“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”
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18
For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because
of its weakness and uselessness
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19
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope,
through which we draw near t...
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20
Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath
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21
(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with
an oath by him that says of hi...
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22
By so much, Yashua (Jesus) has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
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23
Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered
from continuing by death.
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24
But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable.
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25
Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near
to God (Elohim) through him,...
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26
For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled,
separated from sinners, and m...
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who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily,
first for his own sins, and...
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28
For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the
word of the oath, which came aft...
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