76:2 He lives in Salem; 1
he dwells in Zion. 2
7:1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him. 3 7:2 To him 4 also Abraham apportioned a tithe 5 of everything. 6 His name first means 7 king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.
1 sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).
2 tn Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4).
3 sn A series of quotations from Gen 14:17-19.
4 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.
5 tn Or “a tenth part.”
6 sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.
7 tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.