Hebrews 7:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ We are saying these things about Christ. He belonged to a different family group. No person from that family group ever served \{as a priest\} at the altar. {\cf2\super [66]}

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ For the One of Whom these things are said belonged [not to the priestly line but] to another tribe, no member of which has officiated at the altar.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

Common English Bible

¹³ The person we are talking about belongs to another tribe, and no one ever served at the altar from that tribe.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ For he about whom these things have been spoken is from another tribe, in which no one attends before the altar.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ For he, of whom these things are spoken, is of another tribe, of which no one attended on the altar.

Hebrews 7:13 Tagairtí Cros

Numbers 16:40

He did this the way the Lord commanded him through Moses. This was a sign to help the people of Israel remember that only a person from the family of Aaron should burn incense [215] before the Lord. Any other person who burns incense before the Lord will die like Korah and his followers.

Numbers 17:5

I will choose one man to be the true priest. You will know which man I choose because his walking stick will begin to grow new leaves. In this way, I will stop the people from always complaining against you and me.”

Hebrews 7:11

People were given the law {\cf2\super [62]} under the system of priests from the Levi family group. {\cf2\super [63]} But people could not be made spiritually perfect through that system of priests. So there was a need for another priest to come. I mean a priest that is like Melchizedek, {\cf2\super [64]} not Aaron. {\cf2\super [65]}

Hebrews 7:12

And when a different kind of priest comes, then the law must be changed too.

Hebrews 7:14

It is clear that our Lord (Christ) came from the family group of Judah. And Moses {\cf2\super [67]} said nothing about priests belonging to that family group.