4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.


In Context

1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually.

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

5 And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham:

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

Hebrews 7:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Now consider how great this man [was,] unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Now consider how great this personage was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:4And see how great this one is, to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best of the spoils,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.