Hebrews 7:3
Good News Translation
There is no record of Melchizedek's father or mother or of any of his ancestors; no record of his birth or of his death. He is like the Son of God; he remains a priest forever.

New Revised Standard Version
Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

Contemporary English Version
We are not told he had a father or mother or ancestors or beginning or end. He is like the Son of God and will be a priest forever.

New American Bible
Without father, mother, or ancestry, without beginning of days or end of life, thus made to resemble the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but likened unto the Son of God, continueth a priest for ever.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but likened unto the Son of God, continueth a priest for ever.

Without father.

descent.

Exodus 6:18,20-27 The sons of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron and Oziel. And the years of Caath's life, were a hundred and thirty-three. . . .

1 Chronicles 6:1-3 The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari. . . .

a priest.

Hebrews 7:17,23-28 For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. . . .

Context
Melchizedek and Abraham
2To whom also Abraham divided the tithes of all: who first indeed by interpretation is king of justice: and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace: 3Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but likened unto the Son of God, continueth a priest for ever. 4Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things.…
Cross References
Numbers 1:18
And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning them up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names of every one from twenty years old and upward,

Matthew 4:3
And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Hebrews 4:14
Having therefore a great high priest that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God: let us hold fast our confession.

Hebrews 7:1
For this Melchisedech was king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him:

Hebrews 7:2
To whom also Abraham divided the tithes of all: who first indeed by interpretation is king of justice: and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace:

Hebrews 7:6
But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promises.

Hebrews 7:28
For the law maketh men priests, who have infirmity: but the word of the oath (which was since the law) the Son who is perfected for evermore.

Hebrews 7:2
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