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Hebrews 7:8 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 7 · verse 8
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.Hebrews 7:8 · King James Version
Hebrews 7:8 in context
6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- witnessedmartyreōto be a witness, to bear witnessG3140 →
- receivelambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- tithesdekatēa tenth part of anything, a tithe, the tenth party of booty taken from an enemy, the…G1181 →
- dieapothnēskōto die, of the natural death of man, of the violent death of man or animals, to perish by…G599 →
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The foregoing chapter ended with a repetition of what had been cited once and again before out of Psa 110:4, Jesus, a high priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec. Now this chapter is as a sermon upon that text;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10