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Hebrews 7:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


Hebrews 7:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 7:529 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
ἐκek
out fromprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
υἱῶνhyiōn
sonsnounG5207
ΛευὶLeui
of LevinounG3017
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἱερατείανhierateian
priestly officenounG2405
λαμβάνοντεςlambanontes
receivingverbG2983
ἐντολὴνentolēn
a commandmentnounG1785
ἔχουσινechousin
haveverbG2192
ἀποδεκατοῦνapodekatoun
to take a tenthverbG586
τὸνton
from thearticleG3588
λαὸνlaon
peoplenounG2992
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
νόμονnomon
lawnounG3551
τοῦτ’tout’
ThatdemonstrativeG3778
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
τοὺςtous
from thearticleG3588
ἀδελφοὺςadelphous
brothersnounG80
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
καίπερkaiper
thoughwordG2539
ἐξεληλυθόταςexelēlythotas
having comeverbG1831
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ὀσφύοςosphyos
loinnounG3751
ἈβραάμAbraam
of AbrahamnounG11
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:5

So great (he would say) is the superiority of the priesthood, that they who from their ancestors are of the same dignity, and have the same forefather, are yet far better than the rest. At all events they “receive tithes” from them. When then one is found, who receives tithes from these very persons, are not they indeed in the rank of laymen, and he among the Priests? And not only this; but neither was he of the same dignity with them, but of another race: so that he would…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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