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This one became a priest
The words "This one" refer to the one who became priest in the likeness of Melchizedek.
not based on a law of physical requirement
He became priest, but it was not because he met the physical requrement.
a law of physical requirement
This physical requirement is that only the descendants of priests could become priests. Alternate translation: "a law of human descent" or "a law that required priests to be descendants of priests" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)