Hebrews 7:13
11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
- KJV
- For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
- WEB
- For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
- ASV
- For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.
- DARBY
- For he, of whom these things are said, belongs to a different tribe, of which no one has [ever] been attached to the service of the altar.
- BLB
- For [he] of whom these things are said belonged to another tribe, from which no one has attended at the altar.
- ÅB
- for han som dette sies om, hørte til en annen stamme, hvorav ingen har tatt vare på alteret;
- OTB
- For den om hvem disse tingene er sagt tilhørte en annen stamme, fra hvilken ingen har forrettet ved alteret.
- B1930
- for han som dette sies om, hørte til en annen stamme, hvorav ingen har tatt vare på alteret;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 7:11
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Read in contextHebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
Read in contextNumbers 17:5
And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:16–21
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Read in contextNumbers 16:40
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
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