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A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">1063</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1063">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γὰρ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gar_1063.htm" title="gar: For.">gar</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῆς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/te_s_3588.htm" title="tēs: the.">tēs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Feminine Singular">Art-GFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2420.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2420: The abstract notion of the priestly office. From hieros; sacredness, i.e. the priestly office.">2420</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2420.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2420">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἱερωσύνης<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/iero_sune_s_2420.htm" title="hierōsynēs: priesthood.">hierōsynēs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">priesthood,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">1537</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1537">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐξ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ex_1537.htm" title="ex: out of.">ex</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/318.htm" title="Strong's Greek 318: From ana and the base of agkale; constraint; by implication, distress.">318</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_318.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 318">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἀνάγκης<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ananke_s_318.htm" title="anankēs: necessity.">anankēs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">necessity</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: also.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">also,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">3551</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3551">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">νόμου<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/nomou_3551.htm" title="nomou: of law.">nomou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of law</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3331.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3331: (a) change, transformation, (b) removal. From metatithemi; transposition, i.e. Transferral, disestablishment.">3331</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3331.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3331">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μετάθεσις<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/metathesis_3331.htm" title="metathesis: a change.">metathesis</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a change</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">1096</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1096">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γίνεται.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ginetai_1096.htm" title="ginetai: becomes.">ginetai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">takes place.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIM/P-3S</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 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NT: Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whnac/hebrews/7.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 7:12 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/hebrews/7.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 7:12 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">Μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης, ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/hebrews/7.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 7:12 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church</a><br></span><span class="greek">μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/hebrews/7.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 7:12 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">μετατίθημι γάρ ὁ ἱερωσύνη ἐκ ἀνάγκη καί νόμος μετάθεσις γίνομαι</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/hebrews/7.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 7:12 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης, ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/hebrews/7.htm">ΠΡΟΣ ΕΒΡΑΙΟΥΣ 7:12 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">μετατιθεμένης γὰρ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἐξ ἀνάγκης καὶ νόμου μετάθεσις γίνεται</span><div align="left"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/hebrews/7.htm">Hebrews 7:12 Greek Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/hebrews/7.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/hebrews/7.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr"><span class="greek"><span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3346.htm" title="metatithemenēs: being changed -- 3346: to transfer, change -- Verb - Present Passive Participle - Genitive Singular Feminine">μετατιθεμένης</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar: For -- 1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) -- Conjunction">γὰρ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tēs: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Singular Feminine">τῆς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2420.htm" title="ierōsunēs: priesthood -- 2420: priesthood -- Noun - Genitive Singular Feminine">ἱερωσύνης</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1537.htm" title="ex: of -- 1537: from, from out of -- Preposition">ἐξ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/318.htm" title="anankēs: necessity -- 318: necessity -- Noun - Genitive Singular Feminine">ἀνάγκης</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai: also -- 2532: and, even, also -- Conjunction">καὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3551.htm" title="nomou: of law -- 3551: that which is assigned, hence usage, law -- Noun - Genitive Singular Masculine">νόμου</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3331.htm" title="metathesis: change -- 3331: a change, removal -- Noun - Nominative Singular Feminine">μετάθεσις</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1096.htm" title="ginetai: made -- 1096: to come into being, to happen, to become -- Verb - Present Middle Indicative - Third Person Singular">γίνεται.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/hebrews/7.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar (gar) -- and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet">For</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2420.htm" title="hierosune (hee-er-o-soo'-nay) -- priesthood">the priesthood</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3346.htm" title="metatithemi (met-at-ith'-ay-mee) -- carry over, change, remove, translate, turn">being changed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1096.htm" title="ginomai (ghin'-om-ahee) -- arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass) ">there is made</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1537.htm" title="ek (ek) -- after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above) ">of</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/318.htm" title="anagke (an-ang-kay') -- distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful">necessity</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3331.htm" title="metathesis (met-ath'-es-is) -- change, removing, translation">a change</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai (kahee) -- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet">also</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3551.htm" title="nomos (nom'-os) -- law">of the law</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/hebrews/7.htm">Hebrews 7:12 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">כי בהשתנות הכהנה מן הצרך שתשתנה גם התורה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/hebrews/7.htm">Hebrews 7:12 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܒܟܘܡܪܘܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܐܦ ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/hebrews/7-12.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/7.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must be a change of law as well. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">a change.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 66:21</span> And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, said the LORD.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 31:31-34</span> Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 16:61</span> Then you shall remember your ways, and be ashamed, when you shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/6-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 6:13,14</span> And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceases not to speak …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12</a> • <a href="/niv/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br 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