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Hebrews 7:5

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7:5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office 1  have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, 2  although they too are descendants of Abraham. 3 

Hebrews 11:9

Context
11:9 By faith he lived as a foreigner 4  in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs 5  of the same promise.

1 tn Or “the priesthood.”

2 tn Grk “from their brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

3 tn Grk “have come from the loins of Abraham.”

4 tn Or “settled as a resident alien.”

5 tn Or “heirs with him.”



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