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Hebrews 7

Heb. 7:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
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)
without
choris (Greek #5565)
at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition)
KJV usage: beside, by itself, without.
Pronounce: kho-rece'
Origin: adverb from 5561
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
contradiction
antilogia (Greek #485)
dispute, disobedience
KJV usage: contradiction, gainsaying, strife.
Pronounce: an-tee-log-ee'-ah
Origin: from a derivative of 483
the less
elasson (Greek #1640)
smaller (in size, quantity, age or quality)
KJV usage: less, under, worse, younger.
Pronounce: el-as'-sone
Origin: or ἐλάττων (el-at-tone') comparative of the same as 1646
is 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
of
hupo (Greek #5259)
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
KJV usage: among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.
Pronounce: hoop-o'
Origin: a primary preposition
the better
kreitton (Greek #2909)
stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
KJV usage: best, better.
Pronounce: krite'-tohn
Origin: comparative of a derivative of 2904
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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

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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without.
the less.
Heb. 11:20‑21• 20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21By faith Jacob when dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshipped on the top of his staff.
(Heb. 11:20‑21)
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Gen. 27:20‑40• 20And Isaac said to his son, How [is] this [that] thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God brought [it] before me.
21And said Isaac to Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau or not.
22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are] Esau's hands.
23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy as his brother Esau's hands; and he blessed him.
24And he said, Thou then my very son Esau? And he said, I [am].
25And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, in order that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26And Isaac his father said to him, Come near now and kiss me, my son.
27And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothes, and blessed him and said, See, my son's smell, [is] as a field's smell which Jehovah hath blessed.
28And God give thee of the dew of the heavens, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and new wine.
29Let peoples serve thee and races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed every one that blesseth thee.
30And it came to pass when Isaac had ended blessing Jacob, and when Jacob was hardly gone out from before Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came from his hunting.
31And he also prepared savoury meat, and brought [it] in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
32And Isaac his father said to him, Who [art] thou? And he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn, Esau.
33And Isaac trembled with a trembling exceedingly great, and said, Who then [is] he that hunted venison and brought [it] to me? And I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him: also blessed he shall be.
34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a cry great and exceedingly bitter, and said to his father, Bless me, me also, my father.
35And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety and has taken away thy blessing.
36And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: my birthright he took away; and behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved for me a blessing?
37And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren I have given him for servants; and corn and new wine have I supplied him; and what then shall I do for thee, my son?
38And Esau said to his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
39And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40and by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt rove about, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
(Gen. 27:20‑40)
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Gen. 28:1‑4• 1And Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
2Arise, go to Padan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.
3And God Almighty [El Shaddai] bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples.
4And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.
(Gen. 28:1‑4)
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Gen. 47:7‑10• 7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father and set him before Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
8And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
9And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
(Gen. 47:7‑10)
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Gen. 48:15‑20• 15And he blessed Joseph and said, The God before whom walked my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, the God that tended me all my life long till this day,
16the angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth .
17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it was evil in his eyes; and he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
18And Joseph said to his father, Not so my father, for this [is] the first-born: put thy right hand on his head.
19But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know: he also will become a people and he also will be great; but truly his younger brother will be greater than he; and his seed will become a fullness of nations.
20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Manasseh; and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
(Gen. 48:15‑20)
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Gen. 49:28• 28All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel, and this [is] what their father spake to them; and he blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. (Gen. 49:28)
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Num. 6:23‑27• 23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
24Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:
25Jehovah make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
27And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
(Num. 6:23‑27)
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Deut. 32:1• 1Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak;{HR}and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. (Deut. 32:1)
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2 Sam. 6:20• 20And David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! (2 Sam. 6:20)
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1 Kings 8:55• 55and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, (1 Kings 8:55)
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2 Chron. 30:27• 27And the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, to the heavens. (2 Chron. 30:27)
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Luke 24:50‑51• 50And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
51And it came to pass, while he was blessing them, he was separated from them, and was carried up into heaven.
(Luke 24:50‑51)
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2 Cor. 13:14• 14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, [be] with you all. (2 Cor. 13:14)
 The fact that he received tithes from Abraham, and that he blessed Abraham, showed the high and preeminent dignity of this otherwise unknown and mysterious personage. (Hebrews 7 by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.

W. Kelly Translation

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Now apart from all dispute the less is blessed by the better.