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

descent.

Hebrews 7:3 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.

received.

Hebrews 7:4 Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things.

Genesis 14:19,20 Blessed him, and said: Blessed be Abram by the most high God, who created heaven and earth. . . .

had.

Hebrews 6:13-15 For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself, . . .

Hebrews 11:13,17 All these died according to faith, not having received the promises but beholding them afar off and saluting them and confessing that they are pilgrims and strangers on the earth. . . .

Genesis 12:2,13 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed. . . .

Genesis 13:14-17 And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him: Lift up thy eyes, and look from the place wherein thou now art, to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west. . . .

Genesis 17:4-8 And God said to him: I am, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. . . .

Genesis 22:17,18 I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea shore; thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies. . . .

Acts 3:25 You are the children of the prophets and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Romans 4:13 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world: but through the justice of faith.

Romans 9:4 Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:

Galatians 3:16 To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not: And to his seeds as of many. But as of one: And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Context
Melchizedek and Abraham
5And indeed they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is to say, of their brethren: though they themselves also came out of the loins of Abraham. 6But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promises. 7And without all contradiction, that which is less is blessed by the better.…
Cross References
Romans 4:13
For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world: but through the justice of faith.

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 7:3
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.

Hebrews 7:7
And without all contradiction, that which is less is blessed by the better.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Melchizedek],
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

who did not trace his descent
γενεαλογούμενος (genealogoumenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1075: To put into a genealogy, reckon my descent. From genea and logos; to reckon by generations, i.e. Trace in genealogy.

from
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[Levi],
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

collected a tenth
δεδεκάτωκεν (dedekatōken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1183: To tithe, collect tithe from. From dekate; to tithe, i.e. To give or take a tenth.

from Abraham
Ἀβραάμ (Abraam)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

blessed
εὐλόγηκεν (eulogēken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.

him who
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

had
ἔχοντα (echonta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

promises.
ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1860: A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.


Additional Translations
But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

But the one not tracing his ancestry from them has collected a tenth from Abraham and has blessed the one having the promises.

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

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

but he who has no genealogy from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

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

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

But, in this instance, one who does not trace his origin from them takes tithes from Abraham, and pronounces a blessing on him to whom the promises belong.

but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.

and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed,
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