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Hebrews 7:2

To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

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ᾧhōTo whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “To whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.To whomκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoδεκάτηνdekatēntenthδεκάτη (dekátē)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “tenth”, the object formG1181Strong’s files this form under G1182 (δέκατος).a tenth partἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofπάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἐμέρισενemerisento divideμερίζω (merizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to divide”, a single actionG3307I divide into parts, divide, part, share, distribute; mid: I share, take part in a partitioning; I distract.This verse uses “divide”.ἈβραάμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.πρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstμὲνmenon 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.ἑρμηνευόμενοςhermēneuomenosbeing by interpretationἑρμηνεύω (hermēneuō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “being by interpretation”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2059(a) I translate, explain, (b) I interpret the meaning of.being by interpretationβασιλεὺςbasileusKingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “King”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.Kingδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsof righteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of righteousness”, the of-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.of righteousnessἔπειταepeitaafter thatἔπειταadverb — “after that”G1899then, thereafter, afterwards.after thatδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoβασιλεὺςbasileusKingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “King”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.KingΣαλήμsalēmof SalemΣαλήμnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Salem”, the of-formG4532Salem, doubtless identical with Jerusalem.of Salemὅhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐστινestinwhich isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “which is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.which isβασιλεὺςbasileusKingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “King”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.Kingεἰρήνηςeirēnēsof peaceεἰρήνη (eirēnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of peace”, the of-formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.of peace

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to whom also a tenth of all did Abraham divide, (first, indeed, being interpreted, 'King of righteousness,' and then also, King of Salem, which is, King of Peace,)

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American Standard Version (1901)

to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

Young’s Literal Translation

to whom also a tenth of all did Abraham divide, (first, indeed, being interpreted, 'King of righteousness,' and then also, King of Salem, which is, King of Peace,)

World English Bible

to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, “king of righteousness”, and then also “king of Salem”, which means “king of peace”,

Darby Translation

to whom Abraham gave also the tenth portion of all; first being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

Douay-Rheims

To whom also Abraham divided the tithes of all: who first indeed by interpretation, is king of justice: and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace:

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