Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For he of whom these things are said comes of another tribe, of which no man has ever made offerings at the altar.

New American Standard Bible

For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

King James Version

For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

Holman Bible

For the One these things are spoken about belonged to a different tribe. No one from it has served at the altar.

International Standard Version

For the person we are talking about belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

A Conservative Version

For he of whom these things are spoken pertains to another tribe, from which no man has attended to the altar.

American Standard Version

For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

Amplified

For the One of whom these things are said belonged [not to the priestly line of Levi but] to another tribe, from which no one has officiated or served at the altar.

An Understandable Version

For the Lord [See next verse], about whom these things are being said, belonged to another tribe, from which no one has [ever] been appointed to serve at the Altar.

Anderson New Testament

For he of whom these things are said, belongs to another tribe, from which no one attended upon the altar.

Common New Testament

For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for he who was there mention'd was of another tribe, none of whom ever gave attendance at the altar.

Darby Translation

For he, of whom these things are said, belongs to a different tribe, of which no one has ever been attached to the service of the altar.

Godbey New Testament

For he unto whom these things were spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one ministers at the altar:

Goodspeed New Testament

For he of whom all this was said was related to a tribe no member of which ever officiated at the altar.

John Wesley New Testament

For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man attended on the altar.

Julia Smith Translation

For he of whom these things are said partook of another tribe, of which none held to the altar.

King James 2000

For he of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, of which no man has ever served at the altar.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For the one about whom these [things] are spoken belongs to another tribe from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Modern King James verseion

For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man gave attendance at the altar.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth unto another tribe, of which never man served at the altar.

Moffatt New Testament

He who is thus described belongs to another tribe, no member of which ever devoted himself to the altar;

Montgomery New Testament

He who is thus described belonged to another tribe, not one member of which has ever served at the altar.

NET Bible

Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever officiated at the altar.

New Heart English Bible

For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Noyes New Testament

For he of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, of which no one hath given attendance at the altar;

Sawyer New Testament

For he of whom these things are said belonged to another tribe, of which no one attended to the altar;

The Emphasized Bible

For, he as to whom these things are said, with a different tribe, hath taken partnership, from which, no one, hath given attendance at the altar;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For he to whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, in which no man approached the altar.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And he of whom all this is said belonged to quite a different tribe, no member of which has ever served at the altar.

Webster

For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

Weymouth New Testament

He, however, to whom that prophecy refers is associated with a different tribe, not one member of which has anything to do with the altar.

Williams New Testament

For He of whom this is said became a member of a different tribe no member of which ever officiated at the altar.

World English Bible

For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Worrell New Testament

For He of Whom these things are spoken hath taken part in a different tribe from which no one gave attendance at the altar.

Worsley New Testament

Now He, of whom these things are said, is of another tribe, of which none ever attended at the altar..

Youngs Literal Translation

for he of whom these things are said in another tribe hath had part, of whom no one gave attendance at the altar,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he
μετέχω 
metecho 
Usage: 8

of
ἐπί 
Epi 
ἀπό 
Apo 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 644
Usage: 490

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

μετέχω 
metecho 
Usage: 8

to
φυλή 
Phule 
Usage: 28

ἕτερος 
heteros 
Usage: 76

φυλή 
Phule 
Usage: 28

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

no man
οὐδείς 
Oudeis 
Usage: 160

προσέχω 
Prosecho 
Usage: 15

Context Readings

The Superiority Of Jesus To Melchizedek

12 Because if the priests are changed, it is necessary to make a change in the law. 13 For he of whom these things are said comes of another tribe, of which no man has ever made offerings at the altar. 14 Because it is clear that our Lord comes out of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests from that tribe.

Cross References

Numbers 16:40

To be a sign, kept in memory for ever by the children of Israel, that no man who is not of the seed of Aaron has the right of burning spices before the Lord, so that he may not be like Korah and his band: as the Lord said to him by the mouth of Moses.

Numbers 17:5

And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.

2 Chronicles 26:16-21

But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did evil against the Lord his God; for he went into the Temple of the Lord for the purpose of burning perfumes on the altar of perfumes.

Hebrews 7:11

Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?

Hebrews 7:14

Because it is clear that our Lord comes out of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests from that tribe.

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