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Hebrews 7:17

“For it is testified: You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 7:17 · 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: μαρτυρεῖται γὰρ ὅτι “for it is testified” (Hebrews 7:17)

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Greek of the New Testament: μαρτυρεῖται γὰρ ὅτι 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 7:17, word by word

it is testifiedμαρτυρεῖταιmartyreitai

testify

To tell what one knows or has seen.

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a priestἱερεὺςhiereus

priest

Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.

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foreverαἰῶναaiōna

forever

Time without end.

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the orderτάξινtaxin

priestly order

The rank of a priesthood: like Melchizedek's.

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of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedek

Melchizedek

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

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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 7:17

17For it is testified: 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

16who has become one not according to a law of fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

17 · This verse (above)

18For on the one hand, there is a setting aside of the former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

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