10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

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10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.

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And indeed (A)those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham;

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Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people(A)—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham.

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19 Nevertheless (A)you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

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19 Nevertheless, you(A) are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’(B)

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26 (A)All the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, (B)besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all.

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26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.(A)

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11 Also God said to him: (A)“I am God Almighty. (B)Be fruitful and multiply; (C)a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.

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11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[a];(A) be fruitful and increase in number.(B) A nation(C) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai