Hebrews 7:9
And through Abraham, as one may say, even Levi who receiveth tithes, was himself tithed.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
In Context
10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when he met Melchisedec.
Cross References
Hebrews 7:4And consider ye, how great he was; to whom the patriarch Abraham gave tithes and first-fruits.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:2-11
Melchisedec's Priesthood. ( a. d. 62.) 1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4 Now… Read the whole commentary →