Hebrews 7:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Greatness of Melchizedek
7 For this Melchizedek—
King of Salem, priest of the Most High God,
who met Abraham and blessed him
as he returned from defeating the kings,
2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything;
first, his name means king of righteousness,
then also, king of Salem,
meaning king of peace;
3 without father, mother, or genealogy,
having neither beginning of days nor end of life,
but resembling the Son of God(A)—
remains a priest forever.
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Hebrews 7:1-3
Lexham English Bible
The Greatness of Melchizedek
7 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham as he[a] was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,[b] 2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth of everything[c]—in the first place, his name is translated “king of righteousness,” and then also “king of Salem,” that is, “king of peace”; 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God—he remains a priest for all time.
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- Hebrews 7:1 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was returning”) which is understood as temporal
- Hebrews 7:1 This verse contains a number of quotations from Gen 14:17–19
- Hebrews 7:2 A quotation from Gen 14:20
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