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Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.(A)

See how great he is! Even[a] Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils.(B) And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to collect tithes[b] from the people, that is, from their kindred, though these also are descended from Abraham.(C)

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  1. 7.4 Other ancient authorities lack Even
  2. 7.5 Or a tenth