Hebrews 7:9
And—so to say a word—through Abraham, even Levi who taketh tithes hath paid tithes;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
In Context
8And, here, indeed, dying men take tithes, but, there, one of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
10For, even then, was he, in the loins of his father, when, Melchizedek, met him.
Cross References
Genesis 14:20And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all.
Hebrews 7:4Now consider, how great, this man was, to whom, a tenth, Abraham gave out of the choicest spoils, [Yea Abraham] the Patriarch.
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 →