American Standard Version
"but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises. "
— Hebrews 7:6, American Standard Version
“But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.”
“but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.”
“But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.”
“But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promises.”
“But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.”
“But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.”
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.
Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.
And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest’s office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham:
but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;