The priest's office (την ιερατειαν). LXX and Koine word from ιερευς, in N.T. only here and Lu 1:9.

To take t…

And truly those who are of the sons of Levi. The meaning of this verse is that the Levitical priests had a right to receive tithes from th…

Those who are of the sons.—Rather, those of the sons of Levi who receive, etc. There is an apparent difficulty here. The …

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 accordi…

(5–6a) Here the meaning of the payment of the tithe is spelled out. Not only was such a payment widely customary, but the law required it to be mad…

And verily they, etc. It would be more suitable to render the words as follows: “because they are the sons of Levi.” The Apostle indeed do…

And verily they who are of the sons of Levi
Or Levites; who are of the tribe of Levi, whose descent is from him:

That High Priest who should afterward appear, of whom Melchizedec was a type, must be much superior to the Levitical priests. Observe Abraham's gre…

Having shown how Melchizedek was likened to the Son of God, the Apostle now shows the preeminence of Melchizedek’s priesthood over the Levitical. R…