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Hebrews 7:8–9

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And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
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From verse 8

  1. Hebrews 6:20Rank 1 from verse 8
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    20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

  2. Hebrews 5:6Rank 2 from verse 8
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    6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

  3. Revelation 1:18Rank 3 from verse 8
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    18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

  4. Hebrews 7:23Rank 4 from verse 8
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    23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

  5. John 14:19Rank 5 from verse 8
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    19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

From verse 9

  1. Romans 5:12Rank 1 from verse 9
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    12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

  2. Genesis 14:20Rank 2 from verse 9
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    20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

  3. Hebrews 7:4Rank 3 from verse 9
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    4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

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Hebrews 7:8

COMBINED MEANING

tithes

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Sense 1: Tenth parts given or owed. Sense 2: As a verb, gives or pays a tenth part.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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witnessed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of witness, meaning to see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 7:9

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Levi

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Levi, a son of Jacob and ancestor of the tribe bearing his name.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tithes

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Sense 1: Tenth parts given or owed. Sense 2: As a verb, gives or pays a tenth part.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

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

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9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

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10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

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