And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;
And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham.
and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes,
and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay tithes.
Hebrews — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. For this Melchisedec, etc. He has hitherto been stimulating the Jews by exhortations, that they might attentively consider the comparison between Christ and Melchisedec. At the end of the last chapter, that he might return from his digression to his subject, he quoted again the passage from the Psalms;…