Hebrews 7:6

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Hebrews 7:6 King James Version (KJV)

but he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

Hebrews 7:6 New International Version (NIV)

This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

Hebrews 7:6 New King James Version (NKJV)

but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

Hebrews 7:6 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

Hebrews 7:4-7 The Message (MSG)

You realize just how great Melchizedek is when you see that Father Abraham gave him a tenth of the captured treasure. Priests descended from Levi are commanded by law to collect tithes from the people, even though they are all more or less equals, priests and people, having a common father in Abraham. But this man, a complete outsider, collected tithes from Abraham and blessed him, the one to whom the promises had been given. In acts of blessing, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Hebrews 7:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

But the one whose genealogy is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

Hebrews 7:6 New Century Version (NCV)

Melchizedek was not from the tribe of Levi, but he collected a tenth from Abraham. And he blessed Abraham, the man who had God’s promises.

Hebrews 7:6 American Standard Version (ASV)

but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.

Hebrews 7:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)

But this person [Melchizedek] who is not from their Levitical ancestry received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who possessed the promises [of God].

Hebrews 7:6 New Living Translation (NLT)

But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God.

Hebrews 7:6 The Passion Translation (TPT)

But Melchizedek was not Abraham’s Jewish relative, and yet Abraham still paid him a tithe. – Melchizedek imparted a blessing on mighty Abraham, who had received the promises of God.