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Nothing for me;בִּלְעָדַיonlyרַקwhatאֲשֶׁרthe young menהַנְּעָרִיםhave eaten,אָכְלוּand the shareוְחֵלֶקof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwentהָלְכוּwith me,אִתִּיAner,עָנֵרEshcol,אֶשְׁכֹּלand Mamre:וּמַמְרֵאlet themהֵםtakeיִקְחוּtheir share.”חֶלְקָם
Genesis 14:24
Study it in the app“Nothing for me; only what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre: let them take their share.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 14:24, word by word
- Nothing for meבִּלְעָדַbilada
except
Except, besides, apart from.
Where else “bilada” appears- the young menנְּעָרִיםnearim
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “nearim” appears- have eatenאָכְלוּachlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appears- and the shareחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- of the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- wentהָלְכוּhalchu
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halchu” appears- Anerעָנֵרaner
Aner
Aner, an Amorite ally of Abram, brother of Mamre; also a town.
Where else “aner” appears- Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּלeshkol
Eshcol
Eshcol, an Amorite ally of Abram, brother of Mamre; also a valley near Hebron.
Where else “eshkol” appears- and Mamreמַמְרֵאmamre
Mamre
Mamre, the name of an Amorite ally of Abram and of the place with oaks near Hebron where Abraham lived.
Where else “mamre” appears- takeיִקְחוּyikchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appears
The context
23that I will not take a thread or even a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you will not say, ‘I made Abram rich.’
24 · This verse (above)
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)?