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And (A)those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers,[a] though these also are descended from Abraham. But this man (B)who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed (C)him who had the promises. It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.

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  1. Hebrews 7:5 Or brothers and sisters

Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people(A)—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham. This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed(B) him who had the promises.(C) And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.

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