Verse List for HEB 7:9

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OET (OET-RV) You could even say that even Levi (whose descendants receive the tenths) gave a tenth to Malki-Tsedek through Abraham

OET-LV And as so _to _speak to _say, through Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām), even Leui/(Lēvī), the one tithes receiving, has _been _tithed.

ULT And, so to speak, Levi, the one collecting tithes, also had paid a tithe through Abraham,

UST In fact, in a way, Levi and the priests from his clan gave one tenth of what they had to Melchizedek when Abraham gave him one tenth. This is true even though they are the ones who receive one tenth from what the Israelites have.

BSB & MSB And so to speak, Levi, who collects [the] tenth, paid [the] tenth through Abraham.

BLB and so, to say a word, even Levi, the one receiving tithes, has been tithed through Abraham.

AICNT And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes,

OEB Moreover, in a sense, even Levi, who is the receiver of the tithes, has, through Abraham, paid tithes;

WEBBE & WMBB We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,

NET And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham.

LSV and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, has paid tithes,

FBV So you could say that Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through being a descendant of Abraham,

TCNT One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham.

T4T And it was as though Levi himself, and all the priests descended from him—who received tithes from the people—paid tithes to Melchizedek. And when Abraham paid tithes, it was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did,

LEB And, _⌊so to speak_⌋[fn], even Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through Abraham.

BBE And we may say that in Abraham, even Levi, who has a right to take the tenth part, gave it;

Moff In fact, we might almost say that even Levi the receiver of tithes paid tithes through Abraham;

Wymth And Levi too—if I may so speak—pays tithes through Abraham:

ASV And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;

DRA And (as it may be said) even Levi who received tithes, paid tithes in Abraham:

YLT and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes,

Drby and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay tithes.

RV And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;
(And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth/receives tithes, hath/has paid tithes;)

SLT And as the word says, through Abraham, also Levi, receiving tenths, has paid a tenth.

Wbstr And as I may say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

KJB-1769 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
(And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth/receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.)

KJB-1611 And as I may so say, Leui also who receiueth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And to say the trueth, Leuie also whiche receaueth tythes, payed tythes in Abraham.
(And to say the truth, Leuie also which receiveth/receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.)

Gnva And to say as the thing is, Leui also which receiueth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
(And to say as the thing is, Levi also which receiveth/receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.)

Cvdl And to saye the trueth, Leui himselfe also which receaueth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham:
(And to say the truth, Levi himself also which receiveth/receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham:)

TNT And to saye the trueth Levy him silfe also which receaveth tythes payed tythes in Abraham.
(And to say the truth Levy himself also which receiveth/receives tithes paid tithes in Abraham.)

Wycl And that it be seid so, bi Abraham also Leuy, that took tithis, was tithid; and yit he was in his fadris leendis,
(And that it be said so, by Abraham also Levi, that took tithes, was tithid; and yet he was in his fathers loins,)

Luth Und daß ich also sage, es ist auch Levi, der den Zehnten nimmt, verzehntet durch Abraham.
(And that I also said, it is also Levi, the/of_the the tithe/tenth(n) takes, tithe through Abraham.)

ClVg Et (ut ita dictum sit) per Abraham, et Levi, qui decimas accepit, decimatus est:
(And (as so/thus said sit) through Abraham, and Levi, who/which tenths he_received, tenthtus it_is:)

SR-GNT Καὶ ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, διʼ Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ Λευεὶς, ὁ δεκάτας λαμβάνων, δεδεκάτωται. ‡

UGNT καὶ ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, δι’ Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ Λευεὶς, ὁ δεκάτας λαμβάνων, δεδεκάτωται.

SBL-GNT καὶ ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, διʼ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Λευὶ ὁ δεκάτας λαμβάνων δεδεκάτωται,

RP-GNT Καί, ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, διὰ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Λευῒ ὁ δεκάτας λαμβάνων δεδεκάτωται·

TC-GNT καὶ ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν [fn]διὰ Ἁβραὰμ καὶ [fn]Λευῒ ὁ δεκάτας λαμβάνων δεδεκάτωται·