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


In Context

5 And they indeed from among the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is from their brethren, though these are come out of the loins of Abraham:

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

7 But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.

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

9 and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay tithes.

10 For he was yet in the loins of his father when Melchisedec 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 American Standard 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 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.