Discovery BoxHebrews 7:1-2 
Context7:1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him. 1 7:2 To him 2 also Abraham apportioned a tithe 3 of everything. 4 His name first means 5 king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.
Hebrews 7:6
Context7:6 But Melchizedek 6 who does not share their ancestry 7 collected a tithe 8 from Abraham and blessed 9 the one who possessed the promise.
Hebrews 11:17
Context11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, 10 yet he was ready to offer up 11 his only son.
1 sn A series of quotations from Gen 14:17-19.
2 tn Grk “to whom,” continuing the description of Melchizedek. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
3 tn Or “a tenth part.”
4 sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.
5 tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.
6 tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.
7 tn Grk “is not descended from them.”
8 tn Or “a tenth part.”
9 sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.
10 tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.
11 tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.
