The Meaning of Hebrews 7:14 Explained

Hebrews 7:14

KJV: For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

YLT: for it is evident that out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

Darby: For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests.

ASV: For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For  [it is] evident  that  our  Lord  sprang  out of  Juda;  of  which  tribe  Moses  spake  nothing  concerning  priesthood. 

What does Hebrews 7:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Hebrews 7:11-28 - Our Ever-Living And All-Sufficient Intercessor
If, as we saw in our last reading, the Levitical priests have been superseded, clearly the whole order of things-that is, the Mosaic covenant under which these priests were appointed-has been superseded also. The law of the carnal-that is, the outward ritual-has passed away in favor of a new dispensation which deals with the heart and character. It served a temporary purpose, but we are living in an eternal order which is steadfast and abiding.
Our Lord's priesthood is unchangeable and indissoluble. His blood and righteousness, His mediation for us, His loving understanding of us, will be a joy and comfort in the unending ages. We shall always be specially associated with Him-the brethren of the King, the sheep of the Divine Shepherd. Each priest of Aaron's line had to vacate his office; but our Lord's priesthood will never pass to another; and therefore to the uttermost lapse of time and to the farthest demand of circumstance, He will save and help all that come to Him. No infirmity weakens Him, no stain or sin unfits Him-above the heavens and from the throne He exercises His ministry. [source]

Chapter Summary: Hebrews 7

1  Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchizedek;
11  and so far more excellent than the priests of Aaron's order

Greek Commentary for Hebrews 7:14

It is evident [προδηλον]
Old compound adjective Perfect active indicative of anatellō old compound to rise up like the sun (Matthew 5:45). [source]
Evident [πρόδηλον]
Obvious. See on 1 Timothy 5:24. [source]
Sprang [ἀνατέταλκεν]
Rend. hath sprung. In N.T. always of the rising of a heavenly body, sun or star, except Luke 12:54, of a cloud, and here. See lxx, Genesis 32:31; Exodus 22:3; Numbers 24:17; Judges 9:33; Isaiah 14:12; Isaiah 40:1; Malachi 4:2. Also of the springing up of plants, Genesis 2:5; Genesis 3:18; Deuteronomy 29:23; of the growing of the beard, 2 Samuel 10:5. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Hebrews 7:14

1 Timothy 5:24 Open beforehand [προδηλοί]
A.V. wrong in giving πρὸ a temporal force, whereas it merely strengthens δηλοί evidentmanifest. The meaning is openly manifested to all eyes. In N.T. only here, 1 Timothy 5:25, and Hebrews 7:14. In lxx, see 2 Maccabees 3:17; 14:39. [source]
Hebrews 8:4  []
d Rend. “Now if he were on earth he would not be a priest at all, seeing that there are those who offer the gifts according to the law.” Christ could not be a priest on earth, because there is an order of priests already established by law; and as Christ was not of the tribe of Levi (Hebrews 7:13, Hebrews 7:14) he could have nothing in common with them. -DIVIDER-
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Hebrews 7:15 Evident [κατάδηλον]
N.T.oThoroughly evident. Not referring to that which is declared to be πρόδηλον evidentin Hebrews 7:14, viz., that Christ sprang out of Judah, but to the general proposition - the unsatisfactory character of the Levitical priesthood. [source]
Hebrews 7:11 Priesthood [ἱερωσύνης]
Only in Hebrews. See Hebrews 7:12, Hebrews 7:14. It expresses the abstract notion of the priest's office; while ἱερατία Hebrews 7:5, expresses the priestly service. [source]
Hebrews 1:1 Spake [λαλήσας]
See on Matthew 28:18. Often in the Epistle of the announcement of the divine will by men, as Hebrews 7:14; Hebrews 9:19; by angels, as Hebrews 2:2; by God himself or Christ, as Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 5:5; Hebrews 12:25. In Paul, almost always of men: once of Christ, 2 Corinthians 13:3; once of the Law, personified, Romans 3:9. [source]

What do the individual words in Hebrews 7:14 mean?

[It is] evident for that out of Judah has sprung the Lord of us as to which a tribe concerning priests nothing Moses spoke
πρόδηλον γὰρ ὅτι ἐξ Ἰούδα ἀνατέταλκεν Κύριος ἡμῶν εἰς ἣν φυλὴν περὶ ἱερέων οὐδὲν Μωϋσῆς ἐλάλησεν

πρόδηλον  [It  is]  evident 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: πρόδηλος  
Sense: openly evident, known to all, manifest.
ὅτι  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὅτι  
Sense: that, because, since.
ἐξ  out  of 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐκ 
Sense: out of, from, by, away from.
Ἰούδα  Judah 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰουδά  
Sense: the fourth son of the patriarch Jacob.
ἀνατέταλκεν  has  sprung 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀνατέλλω  
Sense: rise.
Κύριος  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
ἡμῶν  of  us 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Plural
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
εἰς  as  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: εἰς  
Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
φυλὴν  a  tribe 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: φυλή  
Sense: a tribe.
περὶ  concerning 
Parse: Preposition
Root: περί 
Sense: about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near.
ἱερέων  priests 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: ἱερεύς  
Sense: a priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites.
οὐδὲν  nothing 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: οὐδείς 
Sense: no one, nothing.
Μωϋσῆς  Moses 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Μωσεύς 
Sense: the legislator of the Jewish people and in a certain sense the founder of the Jewish religion.
ἐλάλησεν  spoke 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀπολαλέω 
Sense: to utter a voice or emit a sound.