6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.


In Context

3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like to the Son of God; stays a priest continually.

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

5 And truly they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

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

7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

Hebrews 7:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:6This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:6but he who has no genealogy from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:6and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed,