Passage

Hebrews 7.7

Book: Hebrews · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

5. And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham: 6. but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.

7. But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.

And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9. And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes; (Hebrews 7:5-9, ASV)

WEB

5. They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham, 6. but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.

7. But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives. 9. We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes, (Hebrews 7:5-9, WEB)

KJV

5. And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 6. But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. ^{descent: or, pedigree}

7. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9. And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. (Hebrews 7:5-9, KJV)

YLT

5. and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham; 6. and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed,

7. and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed

and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there [he], who is testified to that he was living, 9. and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes, (Hebrews 7:5-9, 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.

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Quoted in

Concepts:

Levitical Priesthood, via Hebrews 7.4-7
Mary's Lineage, via Hebrews 7.1-28
Melchizedekian Priesthood, via Hebrews 7.4-10

Lexicon:

H3548 - kohen, via Hebrews 7.1-22, Hebrews 7.4-10

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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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