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They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest`s office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham,
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Authority From Law, Not Status
Commentators explain that the Levitical priests' right to collect tithes wasn't based on personal superiority, but on a specific command in the Law of Moses. They collected from their "brethren," fellow descendants of Abraham. This highlights that their priestly authority was a delegated, legal right within the family of Israel, setting the stage for a different kind of authority in Melchizedek.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
The priest's office (την ιερατειαν). LXX and Koine word from ιερευς, in N.T. only here and Lu 1:9.
To take t…
19th Century
Anglican
Those who are of the sons.—Rather, those of the sons of Levi who receive, etc. There is an apparent difficulty here. The …
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Baptist
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
