Hebrews 7:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

In Hebrews 7:11 the “other priest” is spoken of as not connected with Aaron; Hebrews 7:12 is interposed to show the serious significance of such a fact; here the assertion of Hebrews 7:11 is substantiated — not, however, from the words of the Psalm, but from their fulfilment in Jesus.

Pertaineth. — Literally, hath partaken of: the same word is used in Hebrews 2:14, “He also.... took part of the same.”

Another tribe, of which no man gave... — Better, a different tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar. In comparison with Levi every tribe was not merely “another,” but essentially, in regard to the subject before us, “a different tribe.”

Hebrews 7:13

13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.