American Standard Version
Genesis 14:19
19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:
Genesis 14:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
- New International Version (NIV)and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
Context of Genesis 14:19
17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King’s Vale). 18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth: 20and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all. 21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
Read all of Genesis 14Genesis 14:19 word by word
וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר בָּר֤וּךְ אַבְרָם֙ לְאֵ֣ל עֶלְי֔וֹן קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 14:19
- Genesis 27:4and make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
- Genesis 47:7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
- Genesis 48:9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
- Genesis 49:28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
- Numbers 6:23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: ye shall say unto them,
- Mark 10:16And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
- Hebrews 7:6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.
- Ruth 3:10And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
- 2 Samuel 2:5And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ:
- Micah 6:6Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
- Acts 16:17The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.
- Genesis 14:22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
- Psalms 24:1The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.
- Psalms 50:10For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
- Psalms 115:16The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Commentaries on Genesis 14:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19And he blessed him - This was a part of the priest's office, to bless in the name of the Lord, for ever. See the form of this blessing, Numbers 6:23-26; and for the meaning of the word to bless, see Genesis 2:3; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-24Verses 1-24 - Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14. אלסר 'elāsār Ellasar (related: unknown) is identified with Larsa or Larancha, the ́ Larissa or ́ Larachōn of the Greeks, now Senkereh, a town of lower Babylonia, between Mugheir (Ur) and Warka (Erek) on the left bank of the Frat. כדרלעמר kedārlā‛omer…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a man. The words of the apostle, He 7:3, state only, that the sacred history has said nothing of his ancestors. The silence of the Scriptures on this, is to raise our thoughts to Him, whose generation cannot be declared. Bread and wine were suitable refreshment for the weary followers of Abram; and it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20By giving a tenth of everything to Melchizedek, Abram acknowledged Melchizedek as spiritual authority (see Hebrews 7:4). He affirmed that God had given him victory.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And it came to pass--This chapter presents Abram in the unexpected character of a warrior. The occasion was this: The king of Sodom and the kings of the adjoining cities, after having been tributaries for twelve years to the king of Elam, combined to throw off his yoke. To chastise their rebellion, as he deemed it, Chedorlaomer, with the aid of three allies, invaded the territories of the refractory princes, defeated them in a pitched battle where the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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