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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 another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it has received [the] Law —” (αὐτῆς νενομοθέτηται,) before what here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it had received [the] Law —” (αὐτῇ νενομοθέτητο) before what here.

ΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeτελείωσιςteleiōsisperfectionτελείωσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “perfection”, the subject formG5050completion, fulfillment, perfection.This verse uses “perfection”.perfectionδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΛευιτικῆςleuitikēsLeviticalΛευιτικός (leuitikos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “Levitical”, the of-formG3020belonging to the tribe of Levi; Levitical.the Leviticalἱερωσύνηςhierōsunēspriesthoodἱερωσύνη (hierōsunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “priesthood”, the of-formG2420the abstract notion of the priestly office.priesthoodἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸςlaospeopleλαόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “people”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.νενομοθέτηταιnenomothetētaireceived the lawνομοθετέομαι (nomotheteomai)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “received the law”, a completed action with a present resultG3549(a) I ordain, lay down, give the sanction of law to, enact, (b) I base legally, regulate, direct.received the lawτίςtis) whatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “) what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.) whatἔτιetifurtherἔτιadverb — “further”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.furtherχρείαchreianeedχρείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “need”, the subject formG5532need, necessity, business.This verse uses “need”.needκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τάξινtaxinorderτάξις (taxis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “order”, the object formG5010order, (a) regular arrangement, (b) appointed succession, (c) position, rank.This verse uses “order”.the orderΜελχισέδεκmelchisedekof MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Melchisedec”, the of-formG3198Melchizedek, king and priest of Salem.of Melchisedecἕτερονheteronotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “other”, the object formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.ἀνίστασθαιanistasthaito ariseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, present middle infinitive — “to arise”, an ongoing or repeated actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.ἱερέαhiereapriestἱερεύς (hiereus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “priest”, the object formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τάξινtaxinorderτάξις (taxis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “order”, the object formG5010order, (a) regular arrangement, (b) appointed succession, (c) position, rank.This verse uses “order”.the orderἈαρὼνaarōnof AaronἈαρώνnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Aaron”, the of-formG2Aaron, son of Amram and Jochebed, brother of Moses.of Aaronλέγεσθαιlegesthaito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῇautēitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.νενομοθέτητοnenomothetētoreceived the lawνομοθετέω (nomotheteō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “received the law”, a completed action with a present resultG3549(a) I ordain, lay down, give the sanction of law to, enact, (b) I base legally, regulate, direct.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

If indeed, then, perfection were through the Levitical priesthood — for the people under it had received law — what further need, according to the order of Melchisedek, for another priest to arise, and not to be called according to the order of Aaron?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Darby Translation

If indeed then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for the people had their law given to them in connexion with it , what need [was there] still that a different priest should arise according to the order of Melchisedec, and not be named after the order of Aaron?

Douay-Rheims

If then perfection was by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchisedech, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?

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