If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?

If, then, perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood — and it was under this priesthood that the people received the law — why was it still necessary that a priest of a different order should appear, a priest of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?

Wenn nun die Vollkommenheit durch das levitische Priestertum wäre (denn in Verbindung mit demselben hat das Volk das Gesetz empfangen), welches Bedürfnis war noch vorhanden, daß ein anderer Priester nach der Ordnung Melchisedeks aufstehe, und nicht nach der Ordnung Aarons genannt werde?

Si pues la perfección era por el sacerdocio Levítico (porque debajo de él recibió el pueblo la ley) ¿qué necesidad había aún de que se levantase otro sacerdote según el orden de Melchîsedec, y que no fuese llamado según el orden de Aarón?

Portanto, se a perfeição tivesse sido de fato pelo sacerdócio Levítico (pois com base nele o povo recebeu a Lei), que mais necessidade havia de se levantar outro Sacerdote segundo a ordem de Melquisedeque, e não ser chamado segundo a ordem de Arão?

Portanto se a perfeição fora alcançada pelo sacerdócio levítico (pois nele se apoia a lei dada ao povo), que necessidade haveria de outro sacerdote segundo a ordem de Melquisedeque, e não segundo a ordem de Arão?