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 unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

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

5 And verily 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 brethren, 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 receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

Hebrews 7:6 in Other Translations

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,

The American 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.