Hebrews 7:2

7:2 To him ¹  also Abraham apportioned a tithe ²  of everything. ³  His name first means ⁴  king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

Hebrews 7:21

7:21 but Jesus ⁵  did so ⁶  with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” ⁷  –

[7:2]  ¹ 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.

[7:2]  ² tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:2]  ³ sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.

[7:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:21]  ⁶ tn The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[7:21]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).