Hebrews 7:13
New International Version
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

New Living Translation
For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests.

English Standard Version
For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

Berean Standard Bible
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

Berean Literal Bible
For he concerning whom these things are said belonged to another tribe, from which no one has served at the altar.

King James Bible
For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

New King James Version
For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar.

New American Standard Bible
For the one about whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

NASB 1995
For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

NASB 1977
For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Amplified Bible
For the One of whom these things are said belonged [not to the priestly line of Levi but] to another tribe, from which no one has officiated or served at the altar.

Christian Standard Bible
For the one these things are spoken about belonged to a different tribe. No one from it has served at the altar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the One these things are spoken about belonged to a different tribe. No one from it has served at the altar.

American Standard Version
For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For he about whom these things were said was born from another tribe, from which a man never ministered at the altar.

Contemporary English Version
The person we are talking about is our Lord, who came from a tribe that had never had anyone to serve as a priest at the altar.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he, of whom these things are spoken, is of another tribe, of which no one attended on the altar.

English Revised Version
For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priest whom we are talking about was a member of a different tribe. No one from that tribe ever served as a priest at the altar.

Good News Translation
And our Lord, of whom these things are said, belonged to a different tribe, and no member of his tribe ever served as a priest.

International Standard Version
For the person we are talking about belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

Literal Standard Version
for He of whom these things are said in another tribe has had part, of whom no one gave attendance at the altar,

Majority Standard Bible
He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

New American Bible
Now he of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, of which no member ever officiated at the altar.

NET Bible
Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever officiated at the altar.

New Revised Standard Version
Now the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

New Heart English Bible
For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

Weymouth New Testament
He, however, to whom that prophecy refers is associated with a different tribe, not one member of which has anything to do with the altar.

World English Bible
For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Young's Literal Translation
for he of whom these things are said in another tribe hath had part, of whom no one gave attendance at the altar,

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Context
A Superior Priesthood
12For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well. 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.…

Cross References
Hebrews 7:11
Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear--one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

Hebrews 7:12
For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

Hebrews 7:14
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.


Treasury of Scripture

For he of whom these things are spoken pertains to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

of which.

Numbers 16:40
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

Numbers 17:5
And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.

2 Chronicles 26:16-21
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense…

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Hebrews 7
1. Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchizedek;
11. and so far more excellent than the priests of Aaron's order.














(13) In Hebrews 7:11 the "other priest" is spoken of as not connected with Aaron; Hebrews 7:12 is interposed to show the serious significance of such a fact; here the assertion of Hebrews 7:11 is substantiated--not, however, from the words of the Psalm, but from their fulfilment in Jesus.

Pertaineth.--Literally, hath partaken of: the same word is used in Hebrews 2:14, "He also . . . . took part of the same."

Another tribe, of which no man gave . . .--Better, a different tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar. In comparison with Levi every tribe was not merely "another," but essentially, in regard to the subject before us, "a different tribe."

Verses 13, 14. - For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to (μετέσχηκεν: literally, hath partaken of; cf. μετέσχε, Hebrews 2:14, with reference, as there, to Christ's assumption of humanity) another tribe, of which no man hath (ever) given attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood (or priests; ἱερέων being a better-supported reading than the Textus Receptus ἱερωσύνης). This is spoken of as evident (i.e. plain to all, πρόδηλον), not only because of the well-known prophecies that the Messiah was to spring from David, but still more (as is shown by the perfect ἀνατέταλκεν, pointing to an accomplished fact, and by the expression, ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν) because Jesus, recognized by all Christians as the Messiah, was known to have so sprung. For it is to Christian believers, with whatever Jewish prejudices, not to unbelieving Jews, that the Epistle is addressed. It is important to observe that the Davidic descent of our Lord is spoken of as an acknowledged fact, not merely as an inference from prophecy. "We have here a most significant proof that the descent of Jesus from the tribe of Judah was a well and universally known fact before the destruction of Jerusalem" (Ebrard). "Illo igitur tempore nulla difficultate laborabat genealogia Jesu Christi: et hoc ipsum difficultatibus postea exortis abunde medetur" (Bengel). The verb ἀνατέταλκεν may have been specially suggested by the prophetic figure of the Branch from the root of Jesse (see Isaiah 11:1; and Zechariah 3:8; Zechariah 6:12, where the LXX. has ἀνατολὴ for 'Branch:' Ἀνατολὴ ὄνομα αὐτῶ καὶ ὑποκάσωθεν αὐτοῦ ἀνατελεῖ); though the figure of the sunrise is more frequently meant by the word when applied to Christ's appearance (el. Numbers 24:17; Isaiah 9:1; Malachi 4:2; Luke 1:78).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[He] of
Ἐφ’ (Eph’)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

whom
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

these things
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

are said
λέγεται (legetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

belonged to
μετέσχηκεν (meteschēken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3348: From meta and echo; to share or participate; by implication, belong to, eat.

a different
ἑτέρας (heteras)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.

tribe,
φυλῆς (phylēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5443: A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan.

from
ἀφ’ (aph’)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

which
ἧς (hēs)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

has ever served
προσέσχηκεν (proseschēken)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4337: From pros and echo; to hold the mind towards, i.e. Pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to.

at the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

altar.
θυσιαστηρίῳ (thysiastēriō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2379: An altar (for sacrifice). From a derivative of thusia; a place of sacrifice, i.e. An altar.


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