Hebrews 7:13

For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
he	μετέσχηκεν, meteschēken	G3348	to share or participate · verb — perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
of	ἐφ᾽ eph᾽	G1909	properly · preposition
whom	ὃν hon	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
things	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
spoken	λέγεται legetai	G3004	properly · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
pertaineth	μετέχω metéchō	G3348	to share or participate
to	φυλῆς phulēs	G5443	an offshoot · noun — genitive singular feminine
another	ἑτέρας heteras	G2087	(an- · adjective — genitive singular feminine
tribe	φυλή phylḗ	G5443	an offshoot
of	ἀφ᾽ aph᾽	G575	"off · preposition
which	ἧς hēs	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — genitive singular feminine
man	οὐδεὶς oudeis	G3762	not even one (man · adjective — nominative singular masculine
attendance	προσέσχηκεν proseschēken	G4337	(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards · verb — perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
altar	θυσιαστηρίῳ. thusiastēriō	G2379	a place of sacrifice · noun — dative singular neuter

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Hebrews 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that anoth…
Hebrews 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
Numbers 17:5 And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the ch…
2 Chronicles 26:16-21 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple o…
Numbers 16:40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LOR…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:11–end

Observe the necessity there was of raising up another priest, after the order of Melchisedec and not after the order of Aaron, by whom that perfection should come which could not come by the Levitical priesthood, which therefore must be changed, and the whole economy with it, Heb 7:11, Heb 7:12, etc. Here, I. It is asserted that perfection could not come by the Levitical priesthood and the law. They could not put those who came to them into the perfect enjoyment of the good things they pointed out to them; they could only show them the way. II. That therefore another priest must be raised up, after the order of Melchisedec, by whom, and his law of faith, perfection might come to all who obey…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 7:13

Confirming the truth that a change is made of the law (Heb 7:12), by another fact showing the distinctness of the new priesthood from the Aaronic. these things-- (Psa 110:4). pertaineth--Greek, "hath partaken of" (the perfect tense implies the continuance still of His manhood). another--"a different tribe" from that of Levi.

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 7:13

For he of whom these things are spoken - That is, Jesus the Messiah, spoken of in Psa 110:4, who came, not from the tribe of Levi, but from the tribe of Judah, of which tribe no priest ever ministered at a Jewish altar, nor could minister according to the law.

John Gill on Hebrews 7:13

For he of whom these things are spoken,.... In Psalm 110:4 and in the type of him Melchizedek, in the preceding verses; for not Melchizedek is here meant, but the Lord Jesus Christ, as appears by what follows; the antitype of Melchizedek, the Lord our righteousness, the Prince of peace, the priest of God, that lives for ever, without father, without mother, &c. pertaineth to another tribe; the tribe of Judah, and not the tribe of Levi: of which no man gave attendance at the altar; either of burnt offering or of incense; that is, no man waited there, or took upon him and exercised the priest's office that was of the tribe of Judah: no man might lawfully do it; Uzziah, indeed, thrust himself…

The Church Fathers

"For he of whom these things are spoken." It is certainly said concerning Christ, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." (Heb. 7:17) "belongs to another tribe." And so great, he says, is the change and interchange of both the law and the old covenant, that even of that tribe, which administered the old priesthood, there has been a change. For Christ is of another tribe, not of Levi but of Judah, which tribe, neither at any time served as a priest at the altar.
— Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews

"For He of whom these things are spoken pertained to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests." I myself also say it, I know that this tribe of Judah had nothing of priesthood. For there is a transferring. And observe the mystery. First it was royal, and then it is become sacerdotal: so therefore also in regard to Christ: for King indeed He always was, but has become Priest from the time that He assumed the Flesh, that He offered the sacrifice. Thou seest the change, and the very things which were ground of objection these he introduces, as though the natural order of things required them.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Hebrews 13

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Dictionary and topics

High Priest, The · Inferior to Christ in: Being of the order of Aaron — Inferior to Christ in: Being of the order of Aaron
Melchizedek · A priest and type of Christ — A priest and type of Christ
Priest · .Melchize — .Melchize
Succession · Of priests, irregularity in — Of priests, irregularity in
Types Of Christ · Melchizedek — Melchizedek

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrews 7:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 7:13

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 7:13

John Gill on Hebrews 7:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 7:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 7:13

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 7:13

John Gill on Hebrews 7:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Hebrews 7:11-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 7:13-14