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Hebrews 7:20

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And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
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  1. Hebrews 5:6Rank 1 from verse 20
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    6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

  2. Numbers 18:7Rank 2 from verse 20
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    7Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

  3. Psalms 110:4Rank 3 from verse 20
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    4The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

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Hebrews 7:20

COMBINED MEANING

without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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priest

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One appointed to sacred service, ministering in things pertaining to God or a deity, especially by offering gifts or sacrifices.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

20And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

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21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

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