Hebrews 6:17

6:17 In the same way ¹  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, ²  and so he intervened with an oath,

Hebrews 7:2

7:2 To him ³  also Abraham apportioned a tithe ⁴  of everything. ⁵  His name first means ⁶  king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

¹ tn Grk “in which.”

² tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”

³ tn Grk “to whom,” continuing the description of Melchizedek. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ tn Or “a tenth part.”

⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.

⁶ tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.