Hebrews 7:17

7:17 For here is the testimony about him: ¹  “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” ² 

Hebrews 9:1

The Arrangement and Ritual of the Earthly Sanctuary

9:1 Now the first covenant, ³  in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.

[7:17]  ¹ tn Grk “for he/it is witnessed that.”

[7:17]  ² sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6 and 6:20).

[9:1]  ³ tn Grk “the first” (referring to the covenant described in Heb 8:7, 13). In the translation the referent (covenant) has been specified for clarity.