Robertson Word Pictures - Hebrews 7:6 - 7:6

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Robertson Word Pictures - Hebrews 7:6 - 7:6


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He whose genealogy is not counted (ho mē genealogoumenos). Articular participle with negative mē (usual with participles) of the old verb genealogeō trace ancestry (cf. Heb 7:3)

Hath taken tithes (dedekatōken). Perfect active indicative of dekatoō, standing on record in Genesis.

Hath blessed (eulogēken). Perfect active indicative of eulogeō, likewise standing on record. Note the frequent perfect tenses in Hebrews.

Him that hath the promises (ton echonta tas epaggelias). Cf. Heb 6:12, Heb 6:13-15 for allusion to the repeated promises to Abraham (Gen 12:3, Gen 12:7; Gen 13:14; Gen 15:5; Gen 17:5; Gen 22:16-18).