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 7:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Hebrews 7:529 words
καὶkaiand / also
οἱhoithe
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
υἱῶνhyiōnson
ΛευὶLeuiLevi
τὴνtēnthe
ἱερατείανhierateianoffice of the
priesthood, priest's office
λαμβάνοντεςlambanontesaccept, + be amazed, assay
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
ἔχουσινechousinhave
ἀποδεκατοῦνapodekatoun(give, pay, take) tithe
τὸνtonthe
λαὸνlaonpeople
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τὸνtonthe
νόμονnomonlaw
τοῦτ’tout’he (it was that), hereof, it
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
τοὺςtousthe
ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrother
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
καίπερkaiperand yet, although
ἐξεληλυθόταςexelēlythotascome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῆςtēsthe
ὀσφύοςosphyosloin
ἈβραάμAbraamAbraham
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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