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He blessed himוַיְבָרְכֵהוּand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Blessed beבָּרוּךְAbramאַבְרָםof El Elyon,לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹןownerקֹנֵהof the heavensשָׁמַיִםand earth;וָאָרֶץ
Genesis 14:19
Study it in the app“He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram of El Elyon, owner of the heavens and earth;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 14:19, word by word
- He blessed himיְבָרְכֵyevarche
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarche” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- of El Elyonאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- of El Elyonעֶלְיוֹןelyon
Most High, Elyon
"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.
Where else “elyon” appears- ownerקֹנֵהkone
own
To be the owner of something; the one who possesses it.
Where else “kone” appears- of the heavensשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of El Elyon.
19 · This verse (above)
20and blessed be El Elyon, who has delivered your adversaries into your hand.” And he gave him a tenth of everything.
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)?