Hebrews 7:14
12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.
13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
15 And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
16 one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
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
- For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
- KJV
- For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
- WEB
- For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
- ASV
- For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests.
- DARBY
- For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests.
- BLB
- For [it is] evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, a tribe in regard to which Moses spoke nothing about priests.
- ÅB
- det er jo kjent nok at vår Herre er opprunnet av Juda, og til denne stamme har Moses ikke talt noe om prester.
- OTB
- Det er åpenbart at vår Herre stammer fra Juda, en stamme som Moses ikke sa noe om angående prester.
- B1930
- det er jo kjent nok at vår Herre er oprunnet av Juda, og til denne stamme har Moses ikke talt noget om prester.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Read in contextRevelation 5:5
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Read in contextLuke 3:33
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
Read in contextGenesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
Read in contextRomans 1:3
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
Read in contextRevelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
Read in contextNumbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
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