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.’”
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ASV
(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever);
KJV
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
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Commentary
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | [He] | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → |
| ὁρκωμοσίας | horkōmosias | an oath | G3728 → |
| διὰ | dia | through | G1223 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the [One] who | G3588 → |
| λέγοντος | legontos | is saying | G3004 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| αὐτόν· | auton | Him: | G846 → |
| ὤμοσεν | ōmosen | Has sworn | G3660 → |
| κύριος | kurios | [the] Lord | G2962 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| μεταμεληθήσεται· | metamelēthēsetai | will change His mind; | G3338 → |
| σὺ | su | You [are] | G4771 → |
| ἱερεὺς | hi'ereus | a priest | G2409 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| αἰῶνα | aiōna | age | G165 → |
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