2:59 These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify 1 their family connection 2 or their ancestry, 3 as to whether they really were from Israel):
7:61 These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify 4 their family connection 5 or their ancestry, 6 as to whether they were really from Israel):
1 tn Heb “relate.”
2 tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”
3 tn Heb “their seed.”
4 tn Heb “relate.”
5 tn Heb “the house of their fathers.”
6 tn Heb “their seed.”
7 tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.
8 tn Grk “is not descended from them.”
9 tn Or “a tenth part.”
10 sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.