"And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham." — Hebrews 7:9

Hebrews 7:9 · KJV

“And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.”

— Hebrews 7:9

Verse 8

And here men that die receive tithes; but there he {receiveth them}, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

Verse 10

For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

Hebrews 7 — Context

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

And here men that die receive tithes; but there he {receiveth them}, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need {was there} that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Cross References

Romans 5:12

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: {for that: or, in whom}

Genesis 14:20

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Hebrews 7:4

Now consider how great this man {was}, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.