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Hebrews 7:3

Jesus
Jesus Christ

1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

5 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:

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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.

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BSB
Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
KJV
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
WEB
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.
ASV
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually.
DARBY
without father, without mother, without genealogy; having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but assimilated to the Son of God, abides a priest continually.
BLB
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but having been made like the Son of God, remains a priest in perpetuity.
ÅB
som er uten far, uten mor, uten slektstavle, som hverken har dagers begynnelse eller livs ende, men er gjort lik med Guds Sønn - han blir prest for alltid.
OTB
Uten far eller mor, uten slektstavle, uten begynnelse på dager eller ende på liv, men gjort lik Guds Sønn, forblir han prest for alltid.
B1930
som er uten far, uten mor, uten ættetavle, som hverken har dagers begynnelse eller livs ende, men er gjort lik med Guds Sønn - han blir prest for alltid.

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