Passage

Hebrews 7.18

Book: Hebrews · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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

(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 (Hebrews 7:16-20, ASV)

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

(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 (Hebrews 7:16-20, WEB)

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.

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: (Hebrews 7:16-20, KJV)

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,

(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, (Hebrews 7:16-20, 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.

G1096 - ginomai, ginomai, Strong's G1096

Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Christians Not Under Mosaic Law

Concepts:

Mary's Lineage, via Hebrews 7.1-28
Mosaic Law, via Hebrews 7.18-19

Lexicon:

H3548 - kohen, via Hebrews 7.1-22

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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