Catholic Public Domain Version
"But this man, whose lineage is not enumerated with them, received tithes from Abraham, and he blessed even the one who held the promises. "
— Hebrews 7:6, Catholic Public Domain 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 hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath 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, he is thereby likened to the Son of God, who remains a priest continuously.
Next, consider how great this man is, since the Patriarch Abraham even gave tithes to him from the principal things.
And indeed, those who are from the sons of Levi, having received the priesthood, hold a commandment to take tithes from the people in accord with the law, that is, from their brothers, even though they also went forth from the loins of Abraham.
But this man, whose lineage is not enumerated with them, received tithes from Abraham, and he blessed even the one who held the promises.
Yet this is without any contradiction, for what is less should be blessed by what is better.
And certainly, here, men who receive tithes still die; but there, he bears witness that he lives.
And so it may be said that even Levi, who received tithes, was himself a tithe through Abraham.