translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: HEB

label: NET translator note

text: Grk “to whom,” continuing the description of Melchizedek. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.


text: Or “a tenth part.”


text: Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.


text: Grk “to whom.”


text: Or “the priesthood.”


text: Grk “from their brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.


text: Grk “have come from the loins of Abraham.”


text: Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.


text: Grk “is not descended from them.”


text: Grk “in the loins of his father” (a reference to Abraham). The name “Abraham” has been repeated in the translation at this point (cf. v. 9 ) in order to clarify the referent (i.e., what ancestor was in view). sn The point of the phrase still in his ancestor’s loins is that Levi was as yet unborn, still in his ancestor Abraham’s body. Thus Levi participated in Abraham’s action when Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek.


text: Grk “based on it.”


text: Grk “of necessity a change in the law comes to pass.”


text: Grk “shares in.”


text: Grk “from which no one.”


text: Grk “a law of a fleshly command.”


text: Grk “for he/it is witnessed that.”


text: Grk “the setting aside of a former command comes to pass.”


text: Grk “because of its weakness and uselessness.”


text: Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.


text: Or “surety.”


text: Grk “they on the one hand” in contrast with “he on the other hand” in v. 24 .


text: Grk “they were prevented by death.”


text: Grk “from continuing” (the words “in office” are supplied for clarity).