²¹(For those priests were made ^||without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, ^vThe Lord sware and will not ^brepent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

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||Or, without swearing of an oath. ver. 20, 28.
vCited from Ps. 110:4. Cited also ver. 21. ch. 5:6.
bSee Matt. 21:29.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

“The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind,

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind:

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

but he became a priest with an oath made by the one who said to him:

The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind,

“You are a priest forever.”

NLTNew Living Translation

but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him,

“The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow:

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but he with an oath by the one who said to him,

“The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,

‘You are a priest forever’ ”),