4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best 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 the Son of God), remains a priest continually.

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

5 They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest's office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,

6 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has 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 American Standard 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 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 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.