Hebrews 7:4

7:4 But see how great he must be, if ¹  Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe ²  of his plunder.

Hebrews 7:6-7

7:6 But Melchizedek ³  who does not share their ancestry ⁴  collected a tithe ⁵  from Abraham and blessed ⁶  the one who possessed the promise. 7:7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,

[7:4]  ¹ tn Grk “to whom.”

[7:4]  ² tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:6]  ³ tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:6]  ⁶ sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.