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Hebrews 7:4

King James Version (KJV)

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Translations

Hebrews 7:4 - Amplified Bible

Now observe {and} consider how great [a personage] this was to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth [the topmost or the pick of the heap] of the spoils.

Hebrews 7:4 - American Standard Version

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

Hebrews 7:4 - Bible in Basic English

Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight.

Hebrews 7:4 - Darby Bible

Now consider how great this [personage] was, to whom [even] the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.

Hebrews 7:4 - English Standard Version

See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils!

Hebrews 7:4 - King James Version

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Hebrews 7:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

Considerad, pues, la grandeza de este hombre a quien Abraham, el patriarca, dio el diezmo de lo mejor del botìn.

Hebrews 7:4 - The Message

You realize just how great Melchizedek is when you see that Father Abraham gave him a tenth of the captured treasure. Priests descended from Levi are commanded by law to collect tithes from the people, even though they are all more or less equals, priests and people, having a common father in Abraham. But this man, a complete outsider, collected tithes from Abraham and blessed him, the one to whom the promises had been given. In acts of blessing, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Hebrews 7:4 - New American Standard Bible

Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.

Hebrews 7:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Consideren, pues, la grandeza de este Melquisedec a quien Abraham, el patriarca, dio el diezmo de lo mejor del botìn.

Hebrews 7:4 - World English Bible

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

Hebrews 7:4 - Young's Living Translation

And see how great this one [is], to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best of the spoils,

Hebrews 7:4 - Additional Comments

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