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Melchizedek and Abraham

Hebrews 7:6

In 9 translations

BSB
But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
KJV
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
WEB
but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
ASV
but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.
LSV
and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and he has blessed him having the promises,
YLT
and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed,
DBY
but he who has no genealogy from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.
DRC
But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
GNV
But he whose kindred is not couted among them, receiued tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὸν (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Ἀβραάμ: Tyndale House: Ἁβραάμ.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: Ἀβραάμ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἀβραάμ; Robinson–Pierpont read τὸν Ἀβραάμ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ μὴ γενεαλογούμενος ἐξ αὐτῶν δεδεκάτωκεν Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τὸν ἔχοντα τὰς ἐπαγγελίας εὐλόγηκεν.
RP2018
ὁ δὲ μὴ γενεαλογούμενος ἐξ αὐτῶν δεδεκάτωκεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τὸν ἔχοντα τὰς ἐπαγγελίας εὐλόγηκεν.
TR-Boyd
ὁ δὲ μὴ γενεαλογούμενος ἐξ αὐτῶν δεδεκάτωκε τὸν Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τὸν ἔχοντα τὰς ἐπαγγελίας εὐλόγηκε.
SCR1894
ο δε μη γενεαλογουμενος εξ αυτων δεδεκατωκεν τον αβρααμ και τον εχοντα τας επαγγελιας ευλογηκεν

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  • Romans 4:13For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
  • Genesis 17:4–8“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you…
  • Hebrews 7:3–4Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time. Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of…
  • Genesis 13:14–17After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west, for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your…
  • Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
  • Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
  • Romans 9:4the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
  • Galatians 3:16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  • Hebrews 7:1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
  • Genesis 22:17–18I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. And through your offspring all nations of…
  • Hebrews 6:13–15When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.” And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the…
  • Acts 3:25And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
  • Genesis 14:19–20and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of…
  • Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
  • Genesis 12:13Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”

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