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They also tookוַיִּקְחוּLot,אֶת לוֹטthe sonבֶּןof Abram’sאַבְרָםbrother,אֲחִיand his possessions,וְאֶת רְכֻשׁוֹand went away;וַיֵּלֵכוּfor heוְהוּאwas livingיֹשֵׁבin Sodom.בִּסְדֹם
Genesis 14:12
Study it in the app“They also took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, and his possessions, and went away; for he was living in Sodom.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 14:12, word by word
- They also tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikchu” appears- Lotלוֹטlot
Lot
Lot, nephew of Abram, son of Haran; he settled in Sodom and was saved from its destruction. Father of Moab and Ammon.
Where else “lot” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Abram’sאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- and his possessionsרְכֻשׁrechush
possessions
Goods, possessions, property.
Where else “rechush” appears- and went awayיֵּלֵכוּyelechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelechu” appears- was livingיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in Sodomסְדֹםsedom
Sodom
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Places in this verse
Sodom ?
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).
The context
11They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and went away.
12 · This verse (above)
13One who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they had a covenant with Abram.
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)?