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They tookוַיִּקְחוּallאֶת כָּלthe possessionsרְכֻשׁof Sodomסְדֹםand Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָהand allוְאֶת כָּלtheir food,אָכְלָםand went away.וַיֵּלֵכוּ
Genesis 14:11
Study it in the app“They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and went away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 14:11, word by word
- They tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
seize
To take away, seize.
Where else “yikchu” appears- the possessionsרְכֻשׁrechush
possessions
Goods, possessions, property.
Where else “rechush” appears- of Sodomסְדֹםsedom
Sodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appears- and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָהamora
Gomorrah
See it on the mapWhere else “amora” appears- their foodאָכְלָachla
food
Food, provisions.
Where else “achla” appears- and went awayיֵּלֵכוּyelechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelechu” appears
Places in this verse
1Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
2Gomorrah ?
Today: disputed; near the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain, next to Sodom; its site is not known for certain.
God destroyed it together with Sodom for its great sin (Gen 18:20; 19:24).
The context
10Now the Valley of Siddim was pit after pit of bitumen; and as they fled, the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell there, and those who were left fled to the mountains.
11 · This verse (above)
12They also took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, and his possessions, and went away; for he was living in Sodom.
To study Genesis 14 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abram do when he heard that his relative Lot had been taken captive (vv. 14-16)?
2. What it means
What does Melchizedek, king of Salem, do, and what does he say when he blesses Abram (vv. 18-20)?
3. How I live it
How can you help a relative or friend in trouble without expecting anything in return, as Abram did (vv. 22-24)?