Hebrews 7:23

And they indeed have been made priests, many in number, because they have been prevented by death from continuing;

Hebrews 7:8

Again it is mortal men who receive tithes in the one case; while in the other it is he of whom it is attested, "He lives."

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And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

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Hebrews 7:8
Again it is mortal men who receive tithes in the one case; while in the other it is he of whom it is attested, "He lives."