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Berean Standard Bible

“and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.””

Hebrews 7:2

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Hebrews 7 explains the mysterious figure of Melchizedek, a priest-king who appears briefly in Genesis 14 and is mentioned again in Psalm 110. The writer uses him to show that Christ's priesthood is greater than the Levitical one.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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”;

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,)

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Al cual asimismo dió Abraham los diezmos de todo, primeramente él se interpreta Rey de justicia; y luego también Rey de Salem, que es, Rey de paz;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Abraham tomó una décima parte del botín de guerra y se lo entregó. El nombre Melquisedec quiere decir «rey de justicia». Es, además, «rey de paz» porque era rey de Salén, y Salén quiere decir «paz».

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