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This quote comes from a psalm of King David.

What we say is clearer yet

"We can understand even more clearly." Here "we" refers to the author and his audience. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)

if another priest arises

"if another priest comes"

in the likeness of Melchizedek

This means that Christ as a priest has things in common with Melchizedek as a priest. AT: "in the same way that Melchizedek was a priest"

It was not based on the law

"His becoming priest was not based on the law"

the law of fleshly descent

The idea of human descent is spoken of as if it had only to do with the flesh of one's body. AT: "the law of human descent" or "the law about priests' descendants becoming priests" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

For scripture witnesses about him

This speaks about scripture as if it were a person who could witness about something. AT: "For God witnesses about him through the scriptures" or "For this is what was written about him in the scripture" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

after the manner of Melchizedek