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The kingמֶלֶךְof Sodomסְדֹםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abram,אֶל אַבְרָם“Giveתֶּןmeלִיthe persons,הַנֶּפֶשׁandוְtakeקַחthe possessionsהָרְכֻשׁfor yourself.”לָךְ
Genesis 14:21
Study it in the app“The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the possessions for yourself.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 14:21, word by word
- The kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Sodomסְדֹםsedom
Sodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- “Giveתֶּןten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “ten” appears- the personsנֶּפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- the possessionsרְכֻשׁrechush
possessions
Goods, possessions, property.
Where else “rechush” appears
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
20and blessed be El Elyon, who has delivered your adversaries into your hand.” And he gave him a tenth of everything.
21 · This verse (above)
22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to YHWH, El Elyon, owner of the heavens and earth,
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)?