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Hebrews 7:14

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 14 For it is clear that our Lord has descended from Judah,+ yet Moses said nothing about priests coming from that tribe.

Hebrews 7:14

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 14 πρόδηλον evident before γὰρ for ὅτι that ἐξ out of Ἰούδα Judah ἀνατέταλκεν has sprung up ὁ the κύριος Lord ἡμῶν, of us, εἰς into ἣν which φυλὴν tribe περὶ about ἱερέων priests οὐδὲν nothing Μωυσῆς Moses ἐλάλησεν. spoke.

Hebrews 7:14

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 14 For it is quite plain that our Lord has sprung up out of Judah,+ a tribe about which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

Hebrews 7:14

The Bible in Living English
- 14 for it is a conspicuous fact that our Lord has arisen out of Judah, with reference to which tribe Moses spoke nothing about priests.

Hebrews 7:14

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

Hebrews 7:14

The Emphasized Bible
- 14 For it is very evident that out of Judah hath sprung our Lord,—Respecting which tribe concerning priests nothing did Moses speak,

Hebrews 7:14

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

Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 7:14
  
  our Lord has descended from Judah: In order to establish his legal right to rule as the foretold Messianic King, Jesus had to come from the line of Judah. (Ge 49:10) In the first century C.E., accurate genealogies were likely available in public archives. Such records proved that Jesus was a descendant of Judah through David’s royal line. Those documents were apparently destroyed during the Jewish revolt against Rome in 66-70 C.E. However, Jesus’ genealogy has been preserved in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. (Mt 1:1, 3, 16; Lu 3:23, 33) In contrast, no genealogy was needed to establish Jesus’ qualifications as High Priest. He did not need to descend from the line of Levi. Rather, he would be a king and a priest like Melchizedek, on the basis of God’s appointment and oath.—Ps 110:1-4; Mr 12:35, 36; Heb 7:15-17; see study note on Heb 7:12.