They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Hebrews 7:5 in context
Hebrews 7:2–8
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to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, “king of righteousness”, and then also “king of Salem”, which means “king of peace”,
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without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.
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Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth out of the best plunder.
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They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
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but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
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But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
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Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.
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