Passage

Hebrews 7.18-19

Book: Hebrews · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"16. who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life: 17. for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek."

"18. For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness 19. (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God."

"20. And inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath 21. (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever);" (Hebrews 7:16-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"16. who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life: 17. for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”"

"18. For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness 19. (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God."

"20. Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath 21. (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, “The Lord swore and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’”" (Hebrews 7:16-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"16. Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. 17. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."

"18. For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. 19. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. ^{the bringing: or, it was the bringing in}"

"20. And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: 21. (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) ^{without: or, without swearing of an oath}" (Hebrews 7:16-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"16. who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life, 17. for He doth testify, 'Thou [art] a priest, to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'"

"18. for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its weakness, and unprofitableness, 19. (for nothing did the law perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw nigh to God."

"20. And inasmuch as [it is] not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests, 21. and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, 'The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest, to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;')" (Hebrews 7:16-21, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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