Hebrews 7:9-12 And I might almost say, Levi too, who now collects the tenth, through Abraham paid the tenth,

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ And I might almost say, Levi too, who now collects the tenth, through Abraham paid the tenth, ¹⁰ for he was a vital part of his forefather though yet unborn, when Melchizedek met him. ¹¹ Now if perfection had been reached through the Levitical priesthood -- for on it as a basis even the law was enacted for the people-- what further need would there have been of appointing a different priest, with the rank of Melchizedek, instead of designating one with the rank of Aaron? ¹² For when a change in the priesthood takes place, a change in its law necessarily takes place.