Hebrews 7:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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)

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

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

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

Hebrews 7:9 Cross References

Genesis 14:20

and blessed be God Most High, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.

Matthew 7:8

for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Romans 5:12

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:--

Deuteronomy 26:12

When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it unto the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

Hebrews 7:10

for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.

Hebrews 7:4

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

Hebrews 7:8

And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.