3:8 “Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness.
1 tn Or “dull.”
1 tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.
2 tn Grk “is not descended from them.”
3 tn Or “a tenth part.”
4 sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.
1 tn Grk “the first tent.”
1 tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.
2 tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.