Hebrews 7:20 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 7:20

And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,

BSB

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ASV

And inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath

KJV

And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And inasmuch as not without an oath,.... Our version supplies as follows, he was made priest; which well agrees with what is said in the next verse; the Syriac version renders it, "and which he confirmed to us by an oath"; that is, the better hope, Christ and his priesthood, said to be brought in, and by which men draw nigh to God; this is established by the oath of God himself referring to Psa 110:4 afterwards cited in proof of it.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Not without an oath - “The apostle’s reasoning here is founded on this, that God never interposed his oath, except to show the certainty and immutability of the thing sworn. Thus he sware to Abraham, Gen 22:16-18, that in his seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed; and to the rebellious Israelites, Deu 1:34, Deu 1:35, that they should not enter into his rest; and to Moses, Deu 4:21, that he should not go into Canaan; and to David, Psa 89:4, that his seed should endure for ever, and his throne unto all generations.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
καθ᾽	kath᾽	to	G2596 →
ὅσον	hoson	as much as	G3745 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
χωρὶς	chōris	apart from	G5565 →
ὁρκωμοσίας.	horkōmosias	an oath.	G3728 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 110:4
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
leads to
- Hebrews 7:17
  For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 7:21
  but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 5:6
  And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Genesis 14:18
  Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
- Hebrews 7:28
  For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Through
Hebrews 5:6
And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
leads to
- Psalms 110:4
  The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 7:3
  Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
- Hebrews 5:10
  and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Hebrews

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hebrews