HEB 7:5 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And the ones indeed from the sons of Levi having received the priesthood have a command according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their brothers, even though they have come from the loin of Abraham.

UST In Moses’ law, God spoke to the men who are part of the clan of Levi and who serve as priests. He commanded them to receive one tenth of what the rest of the Israelites, who are their relatives, earned or grew. God commanded this despite the fact that all the Israelites are descendants of Abraham.

BSB Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

BLB And indeed, those out from the sons of Levi receiving the priestly office have a commandment to take a tenth from the people, according to the Law, that is, from their brothers, though having come out of the loin of Abraham.

AICNT And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from the loins of Abraham;

OEB Those descendants of Levi, who are from time to time appointed to the priesthood, are directed to collect tithes from the people in accordance with the Law – that is from their own kindred, although they also are descended from Abraham.

WEBBE They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,

WMBB They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the Torah, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,

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

LSV and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, have a command to take tithes from the people according to the Law, that is, their brothers, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

FBV Yes, the sons of Levi who are priests were commanded by the law to receive a tithe from the people, their brothers and sisters, who are descended from Abraham.

TCNT Now the law commands the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office to collect tithes from the people, that is, their brothers, even though their brothers are also descended from Abraham.

T4T According to the laws God gave Moses, the descendants of Abraham’s great-grandson Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from God’s people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.

LEB And indeed those of the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a commandment to collect a tenth from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, although they are descended from Abraham[fn].

7:5 Literally “coming forth from the loins of Abraham”

BBE And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.

Moff No Moff HEB book available

Wymth And those of the descendants of Levi who receive the priesthood are authorized by the Law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brethren, though these have sprung from Abraham.

ASV And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest’s office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham:

DRA And indeed they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is to say, of their brethren: though they themselves also came out of the loins of Abraham.

YLT and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

Drby And they indeed from among the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is from their brethren, though these are come out of the loins of Abraham:

RV And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest’s office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham:

Wbstr And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they come from the loins of Abraham:

KJB-1769 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
(And verily/truly they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren/brothers, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: )

KJB-1611 And verily they that are of the sonnes of Leui, who receiue the office of the Priesthood, haue a commandement to take Tithes of the people according to the Law, that is of their brethren, though they come out of the loines of Abraham:
(And verily/truly they that are of the sons of Leui, who receive the office of the Priesthood, have a commandment to take Tithes of the people according to the Law, that is of their brethren/brothers, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:)

Bshps And veryly they which are of the children of Leuie, which receaue the office of the priesthood, haue a commaundement to take tythe of the people accordyng to the lawe, that is, of their brethren, though they came out of ye loynes of Abraham.
(And verily/truly they which are of the children of Leuie, which receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithe of the people accordyng to the law, that is, of their brethren/brothers, though they came out of ye/you_all loins of Abraham.)

Gnva For verely they which are the childre of Leui, which receiue the office of the Priesthode, haue a commandement to take, according to the Law, tithes of the people (that is, of their bethren) though they came out of ye loynes of Abraham.
(For verily/truly they which are the children of Leui, which receive the office of the Priesthode, have a commandment to take, according to the Law, tithes of the people (that is, of their bethren) though they came out of ye/you_all loins of Abraham. )

Cvdl And verely the children of Leui, whan they receaue the presthode, haue a commaundement acordynge to the lawe, to take the tithes of the people, that is to saye, of their brethre, though they also came out of the loynes of Abraham.
(And verily/truly the children of Leui, when they receive the priesthode, have a commandment according to the law, to take the tithes of the people, that is to say, of their brethre, though they also came out of the loins of Abraham.)

TNT And verely those children of levy which receave the office of the prestes have a commaundement to take a cordyng to the lawe tythes of the people that is to saye of their brethren yee though they spronge out of the loynes of Abraham.
(And verily/truly those children of levy which receive the office of the priests have a commandment to take a cordyng to the law tithes of the people that is to say of their brethren/brothers ye/you_all though they spronge out of the loins of Abraham. )

Wycl For men of the sones of Leuy takinge presthod han maundement to take tithis of the puple, bi the lawe, that is to seie, of her britheren, thouy also thei wenten out of the leendis of Abraham.
(For men of the sons of Leuy takinge priesthod have maundement to take tithes of the people, by the law, that is to say, of her brethren/brothers, though also they went out of the leendis of Abraham.)

Luth Zwar die Kinder Levi, da sie das Priestertum empfangen, haben sie ein Gebot, den Zehnten vom Volk, das ist, von ihren Brüdern, zu nehmen nach dem Gesetz, wiewohl auch dieselben aus den Lenden Abrahams kommen sind.
(Zwar the children Levi, there they/she/them the priest(s)tum empfangen, have they/she/them a Gebot, the tithe/tenth from_the people, the is, from your brothersn, to take after to_him law, wiewohl also dieselben out_of the Lenden Abrahams coming sind.)

ClVg Et quidem de filiis Levi sacerdotium accipientes, mandatum habent decimas sumere a populo secundum legem, id est, a fratribus suis: quamquam et ipsi exierint de lumbis Abrahæ.[fn]
(And indeed about childrens Levi sacerdotium accipientes, mandatum habent decimas sumere from to_the_people after/second legem, id it_is, from fratribus to_his_own: quamquam and ipsi exierint about lumbis Abrahæ. )

7.5 Et quidem de filiis Levi, etc. Quasi: Et ex hoc intuemini quantus sit, quia aliqui quidem de filiis Levi per hoc quod accipiunt sacrificium, (aliter enim non auderent) habent mandatum in lege, sine cujus auctoritate nunquam præsumerent sumere decimas.

7.5 And indeed about childrens Levi, etc. Quasi: And from this intuemini quantus let_it_be, because aliqui indeed about childrens Levi through this that accipiunt sacrificium, (aliter because not/no auderent) habent mandatum in lege, without cuyus auctoritate nunquam præsumerent sumere decimas.

UGNT καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Λευεὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες, ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῦν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν, καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ;
(kai hoi men ek tōn huiōn Leuei taʸn hierateian lambanontes, entolaʸn eⱪousin apodekatoun ton laon kata ton nomon, tout’ estin tous adelfous autōn, kaiper exelaʸluthotas ek taʸs osfuos Abraʼam;)

SBL-GNT καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Λευὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῦν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν, καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ·
(kai hoi men ek tōn huiōn Leui taʸn hierateian lambanontes entolaʸn eⱪousin apodekatoun ton laon kata ton nomon, toutʼ estin tous adelfous autōn, kaiper exelaʸluthotas ek taʸs osfuos Abraʼam;)

TC-GNT Καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν [fn]Λευῒ τὴν [fn]ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν [fn]ἀποδεκατοῦν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν, καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ·
(Kai hoi men ek tōn huiōn Leui taʸn hierateian lambanontes entolaʸn eⱪousin apodekatoun ton laon kata ton nomon, tout esti tous adelfous autōn, kaiper exelaʸluthotas ek taʸs osfuos Abraʼam; )

7:5 λευι ¦ λευει TH WH

7:5 ιερατειαν ¦ ιερατιαν WH

7:5 αποδεκατουν ¦ αποδεκατοιν WH

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ οἱ μὲν

and the_‹ones› on_one_hand

Here, the word indeed indicates that the author is introducing the first half of a contrast (the second half of the contrast is in 7:6). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that introduces the first half of a contrast, or you could leave Indeed untranslated. Alternate translation: [And on the one hand, those]

ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Λευεὶ

from the sons out_of (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Λευὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῖν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ)

Here, the phrase from the sons of Levi could refer to: (1) how only some of the sons of Levi became priests. Alternate translation: [out of the sons of Levi] (2) how the ones who have received the priesthood are descended from Levi. Alternate translation: [descended from Levi]

Note 2 topic: translate-kinship

τῶν υἱῶν Λευεὶ

the sons (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Λευὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῖν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ)

In the author’s culture, the word sons could refer to all the descendants of an important person. Here, sons of Levi identifies everyone who is descended from Levi, one of the grandsons of Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to descendants. Only men could receive the priesthood, so you could use a masculine form here. Alternate translation: [the descendants of Levi] or [Levi’s tribe]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

Λευεὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Λευὶ τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν ἀποδεκατοῖν τὸν λαὸν κατὰ τὸν νόμον τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν καίπερ ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ)

Here, the phrase who receive the priesthood identifies the specific sons of Levi that the author is speaking about. Use a form which in your language identifies, not one that simply describes. Alternate translation: [of Levi, specifically those who receive the priesthood,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἱερατείαν λαμβάνοντες

the priestly_office receiving

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of priesthood, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [who are called to be priests] or [who act as priests]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐντολὴν ἔχουσιν & κατὰ τὸν νόμον

/a/_commandment /are/_having & according_to the law

Here the author refers specifically to the law that God gave through Moses. He probably is thinking about the command about Levites and tithes in Numbers 18:21–24. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it more explicit that the author is referring to a specific part of Moses’ law. Alternate translation: [are commanded in Moses’ law] or [are told by God in the law of Moses]

Note 6 topic: translate-kinship

τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν

the brothers ˱of˲_them

Here, the word brothers refers to anyone who is descended from Abraham and Jacob, which would be all Israelites. It does not refer just to male children of one’s parents. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to everyone from one tribe or nation. Alternate translation: [from their fellow Israelites] or [from the others in their nation]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν

the brothers ˱of˲_them

Although the word brothers is masculine, it refers to any relative, both male and female. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that applies to both men and women or you could refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [from their relatives] or [from their brothers and sisters]

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

καίπερ

although

Here, the phrase even though introduces something that is unexpected, given what the author has already said. In other words, it is surprising that the sons of Levi receive tithes from their brothers when they have all come from the loin of Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces something that is contrary to what is expected. Alternate translation: [although] or [despite how]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐξεληλυθότας ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος Ἀβραάμ

/having/_come_out out_of the loin ˱of˲_Abraham

Here the author refers to the descendants of Abraham as if they had come directly from the loin of Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they have Abraham as a common ancestor]

Parallel HEB 7:5