Coverdale(i)
1 This Melchisedech kynge of Salem (which beynge prest of the most hye God, met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges, & blessed him,
2 vnto whom Abraham also gaue tithes of all the goodes) first is by interpretacion kynge of righteousnes: after that is he kynge of Salem also (that is to saye, kynge of peace)
3 without father, without mother, without kynne, and hath nether begynnynge of dayes, ner ende of life: but is likened vnto the sonne of God, and contynueth a prest for euer.
4 But cosider how greate a man this was, to whom the Patriarke Abraham gaue tithes of the spoyles.
5 And verely the children of Leui, whan they receaue the presthode, haue a commaundement acordynge to the lawe, to take the tithes of the people, that is to saye, of their brethre, though they also came out of the loynes of Abraham.
6 But he whose kynred is not counted amoge them, receaued tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promes.
7 Now is it so without all naysayenge, that the lesse receaueth blessynge of ye better.