Hebrews

Hebrews 7:5

⁵Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people — that is, from their brothers — though they too are descended from Abraham.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
law	νόμον	nomon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
commands	ἐντολὴν	entolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
sons	υἱῶν	huiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5207 a son, descendent
of Levi	Λευὶ	Leui	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3017 Levi
who become	λαμβάνοντες	lambanontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2983 I receive, take
priests	ἱερατείαν	hierateian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2405 the duty of a priest
to collect a tenth	ἀποδεκατοῦν	apodekatoun	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G586 I take off a tenth part, pay tithe
from the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαὸν	laon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
that	τοῦτ’	tout’	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
from	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brothers	ἀδελφοὺς	adelphous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
though	καίπερ	kaiper	Conjunction	G2539 although
they	ἐξεληλυθότας	exelēlythotas	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1831 I go out, come out
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
Abraham	Ἀβραάμ	Abraam	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham

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Leviticus 27:30–33 · 2 Chronicles 31:4–6 · Numbers 18:21–32 · Numbers 16:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.