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And apart from all dispute, the lesser one is blessed by the better one.

He Is Living As a Priest Perpetually

And here, dying men[a] receive the tenths— yet there, it is being attested[b] that he is living!

He Is Greater Than Levi And His Priesthood

And so to speak, through Abraham even Levi[c], the one receiving the tenths, has paid-a-tenth.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:8 That is, Levitical priests, who all eventually die.
  2. Hebrews 7:8 That is, because Genesis records no end of life, v 3.
  3. Hebrews 7:9 Thus, the entire Levitical priesthood is inferior to the priesthood of Melchizedek.

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