Hebrews 7:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.”
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“And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 7:9 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 14:20and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
- Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
- Hebrews 7:4Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
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