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Hebrews 7

Heb. 7:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
he whose γdescent is
genealogeo (Greek #1075)
to reckon by generations, i.e. trace in genealogy
KJV usage: count by descent.
Pronounce: ghen-eh-al-og-eh'-o
Origin: from 1074 and 3056
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
counted
genealogeo (Greek #1075)
to reckon by generations, i.e. trace in genealogy
KJV usage: count by descent.
Pronounce: ghen-eh-al-og-eh'-o
Origin: from 1074 and 3056
from
ek (Greek #1537)
or ἐξ (ex) a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote)
KJV usage: after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, ...ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
Pronounce: ek
them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
receivedk tithes
dekatoo (Greek #1183)
to tithe, i.e. to give or take a tenth
KJV usage: pay (receive) tithes.
Pronounce: dek-at-o'-o
Origin: from 1181
of Abraham
Abraam (Greek #11)
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
KJV usage: Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)
Pronounce: ab-rah-am'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (085)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
blessed
eulogeo (Greek #2127)
to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper)
KJV usage: bless, praise.
Pronounce: yoo-log-eh'-o
Origin: from a compound of 2095 and 3056
him that had
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
l the promises
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
epaggelia (Greek #1860)
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
KJV usage: message, promise.
Pronounce: ep-ang-el-ee'-ah
Origin: from 1861
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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pedigree.
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Gen. 14:20• 20And blessed be the Most High *God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all. (Gen. 14:20)
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Rom. 9:4• 4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises; (Rom. 9:4)

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Ministry on This Verse

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descent.
Gr. pedigree.
Heb. 7:3• 3without father, without mother, without genealogy; having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but assimilated to the Son of God, abides a priest continually. (Heb. 7:3)
received.
Heb. 7:4• 4Now consider how great this personage was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils. (Heb. 7:4)
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Gen. 14:19‑20• 19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High *God, possessor of heavens and earth.
 20And blessed be the Most High *God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all. (Gen. 14:19‑20)
had.
Heb. 6:13‑15• 13For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
 14saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
 15and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise. (Heb. 6:13‑15)
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Heb. 11:13,17• 13All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
 17By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten son, (Heb. 11:13,17)
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Gen. 12:2,13• 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
 13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee. (Gen. 12:2,13)
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Gen. 13:14‑17• 14And Jehovah said to Abram, after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward;
 15for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
 16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.
 17Arise, walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee. (Gen. 13:14‑17)
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Gen. 17:4‑8• 4It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.
 5And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
 6And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
 7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
 8And I give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be a God to them. (Gen. 17:4‑8)
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Gen. 22:17‑18• 17I will richly bless thee, and greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
 18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice. (Gen. 22:17‑18)
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Acts 3:25• 25*Ye* are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. (Acts 3:25)
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Rom. 4:13• 13For it was not by law that the promise was to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by righteousness of faith. (Rom. 4:13)
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Rom. 9:4• 4who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises; (Rom. 9:4)
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Gal. 3:16• 16But to Abraham were the promises addressed, and to his seed: he does not say, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed; which is Christ. (Gal. 3:16)
• Further, not only did Melchisedec receive tithes from Abraham, but he blesses the one who is the recipient of the promises. The one of whom it was said he should be a blessing, and through his seed all the nations of the earth are to be blessed, is himself blessed. (“The New Order of the Priesthood: Hebrews 7” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but he who has no genealogyl from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

JND Translation Notes

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Not the mere denial of the fact, but that he way not in a position to have one.

W. Kelly Translation

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but he who hath no genealogy from them hath tithed Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.