Hebrews 7:9 - New International Reader's Version

⁹ Levi collects the tenth. But we might say that Levi paid the tenth through Abraham.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ A person might even say that Levi [the father of the priestly tribe] himself, who received tithes (the tenth), paid tithes through Abraham,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;

Common English Bible

⁹ It could be said that Levi, who received a tenth, paid a tenth through Abraham

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And so it may be said that even Levi, who received tithes, was himself a tithe through Abraham.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And (as it may be said) even Levi who received tithes, paid tithes in Abraham:

Hebrews 7:9 Cross References

Genesis 14:20

Give praise to the Most High God. He gave your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Matthew 7:8

Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. The door will be opened to the one who knocks.

Romans 5:12

Sin entered the world because one man sinned. And death came because of sin. Everyone sinned, so death came to all people.

Deuteronomy 26:12

You will set apart a tenth of everything you produce in the third year. That’s the year for giving the tenth to people who have greater needs. You will give it to the Levites, outsiders and widows. You will also give it to children whose fathers have died. Then all of them will have plenty to eat in your towns.

Hebrews 7:10

That’s because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in Abraham’s body.

Hebrews 7:4

Think how great Melchizedek was! Even our father Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had captured.

Hebrews 7:8

In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die. But in the other case, it is collected by the one who is said to be living.