# Hebrews 7.14 **Book:** [Hebrews](/codex/hebrews/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 12. For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13. For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar. > > **14. For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests.** > > 15. And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, 16. who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life: (Hebrews 7:12-16, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 12. For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law. 13. For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar. > > **14. For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.** > > 15. This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest, 16. who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life: (Hebrews 7:12-16, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 12. For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13. For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. > > **14. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.** > > 15. And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, 16. Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. (Hebrews 7:12-16, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 12. for the priesthood being changed, of necessity also, of the law a change doth come, 13. for he of whom these things are said in another tribe hath had part, of whom no one gave attendance at the altar, > > **14. for [it is] evident that out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.** > > 15. And it is yet more abundantly most evident, if according to the similitude of Melchisedek there doth arise another priest, 16. who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life, (Hebrews 7:12-16, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** unknown author (traditionally Paul; modern scholarship: possibly Apollos, Barnabas, Priscilla, or unknown) - **Audience:** Jewish-Christian community tempted to revert to Judaism - **Location:** composition unknown - **Time period:** composed c. AD 60-69 (before the AD 70 temple destruction, given the present-tense temple-language) ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), *kyrios* (Strong's G2962). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 6.24](/codex/matthew-6-24/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Muhammad Not in Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/muhammad-not-in-bible-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Levitical Priesthood](/codex/levitical-priesthood/), via [Hebrews 7.13-14](/codex/hebrews-7-13-14/) - [Mary's Lineage](/codex/marys-lineage/) - [Melchizedekian Priesthood](/codex/melchizedekian-priesthood/), via [Hebrews 7.13-14](/codex/hebrews-7-13-14/) - [Messianic Prophecy](/codex/messianic-prophecy/) **Lexicon:** - [H3548 - kohen](/codex/h3548-kohen/), via [Hebrews 7.1-22](/codex/hebrews-7-1-22/), [Hebrews 7.13-14](/codex/hebrews-7-13-14/)