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Hebrews 7:6

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7:6But Melchizedek11 who does not share their ancestry12 collected a tithe13 from Abraham and blessed14 the one who possessed the promise.

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  1. 11 Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.
  2. 12 Grk “is not descended from them.”
  3. 13 Or “a tenth part.”
  4. 14 The verbs “collected … and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But one without this lineage collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

NLTNew Living Translation

But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But the one who did not trace his descent from them collected tithes from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

KJV 1900King James Version

But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.