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Hebrews 5:6

“as he also says in another place: You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 5:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 110:4

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Hebrews quotes Psalm 110:4: “You are a priest forever,” with “according to the order of Melchizedek” where the Hebrew says “after the manner of Melchizedek.”

Formula: καθὼς καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει “as he also says in another place” (Hebrews 5:6)

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Greek of the New Testament: καθὼς καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה וְלֹא יִנָּחֵם אַתָּה כֹהֵן לְעוֹלָם עַל דִּבְרָתִי מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק

Septuagint (Psalms 109:4 in the Septuagint numbering): ὤμοσεν Κύριος καὶ οὐ μεταμεληθήσεται Σὺ εἶ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 8 consecutive words: “ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Hebrews 5:6, word by word

saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
another placeἑτέρῳheterōi

other, another

Other, another, different.

Where else “heterōi” appears
a priestἱερεὺςhiereus

priest

Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.

Where else “hiereus” appears
foreverαἰῶναaiōna

forever

Time without end.

Where else “aiōna” appears
the orderτάξινtaxin

priestly order

The rank of a priesthood: like Melchizedek's.

Where else “taxin” appears
of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek

Melchizedek

Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High in the days of Abraham.

Where else “Melchisedek” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Psalm 110:4 according to the Greek Old Testament.

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Quotation · Psalms 110:4

Hebrews quotes Psalm 110:4: “You are a priest forever,” with “according to the order of Melchizedek” where the Hebrew says “after the manner of Melchizedek.”

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Hebrews 5:6

6as he also says in another place: You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.

Psalms 110:4

4YHWH has sworn and will not relent: “You are a priest forever after the manner of Melchizedek.”

The context

5So also the Messiah did not glorify himself to become high priest, but it was the one who said to him: You are my Son; today I have begotten you,

6 · This verse (above)

7In the days of his flesh, he offered prayers and pleas with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

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