8And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.


In Context

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.

7 But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.

8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

9 And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;

10 for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.

Hebrews 7:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he [receiveth them,] of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:8In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And here indeed, men that die, receive thithes: but there he hath witness, that he liveth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8And here dying men receive tithes; but there one of whom the witness is that he lives;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is testified that he liveth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:8and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there he, who is testified to that he was living,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.