King James Version

Hebrews 7:14

For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “priests” (ἱερέων) before no [thing] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “priesthood” (ἱερωσύνης) before Moses here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

πρόδηλονprodēlonit is evidentπρόδηλος (prodēlos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “it is evident”, the subject formG4271manifest to all, evident, very clear.it is evidentγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐξexout ofἐκ (ek)preposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofἸούδαioudaJudaἸούδας (ioudas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Juda”, the of-formG2455Judah, Judas, Jude.Judaἀνατέταλκενanatetalkento riseἀνατέλλω (anatellō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to rise”, a completed action with a present resultG393I make to rise, I rise, shine (generally of the sun, and hence met.).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εἰςeisofεἰςpreposition — “of”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ofἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichφυλὴνphulēntribeφυλή (phulē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tribe”, the object formG5443a tribe or race of people.tribeπερὶpericoncerningπερίpreposition — “concerning”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “concerning”.concerningἱερέωνhiereōnpriesthoodἱερεύς (hiereus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “priesthood”, the of-formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).priesthoodοὐδὲνoudennoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “none”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.ΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.ἐλάλησενelalēsento speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἱερωσύνηςhierōsunēspriesthoodἱερωσύνη (hierōsunē)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “priesthood”, the of-formG2420the abstract notion of the priestly office.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for [it is] evident that out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests.

Young’s Literal Translation

for [it is] evident that out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

World English Bible

For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

Darby Translation

For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests.

Douay-Rheims

For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Juda: in which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

Alludes to

Genesis 49:10 Genesis 49:10 · King James VersionThe sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.Genesis 49:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
sceptre of Judah / Shiloh · early church, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

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