Genesis 14:12

Genesis 14:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
• New International Version (NIV)They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Context of Genesis 14:12

10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell into them. But those who survived fled to the hill country. 11Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed. They also took Lot, Abram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom. 13Then a survivor came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was residing by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and they were allies with Abram. 14When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, numbering 318, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

Genesis 14:12 word by word

וַיִּקְח֨וּ אֶת־ל֧וֹט וְאֶת־רְכֻשׁ֛וֹ בֶּן־אֲחִ֥י אַבְרָ֖ם וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְה֥וּא יֹשֵׁ֖ב בִּסְדֹֽם׃Read the interlinear

• They also tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• Lotלוֹטlôţ · LotH3876
• Abram’sאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• nephewבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• nephewאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and his possessionsרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
• and departedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: journeyH1980
• for he was livingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Sodomסְדֹםsedôm · SodomH5467

Cross-references for Genesis 14:12

• Genesis 11:27Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.
• Genesis 12:5Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the people which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; so they came to the land of Canaan.
• Genesis 13:12Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the vicinity of the Jordan, and moved his tents as far as Sodom.
• Numbers 16:26and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin!”
• Job 9:23If the whip kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
• Jeremiah 2:17Have you not done this to yourself By your abandoning the Lord your God When He led you in the way?
• 1 Timothy 6:9But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• Revelation 3:19Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
• Revelation 18:4I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive any of her plagues;

Commentaries on Genesis 14:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They took Lot, etc. - The people, being exceedingly wicked, had provoked God to afflict them by means of those marauding kings; and Lot also suffered, being found in company with the workers of iniquity. Every child remembers the fable of the Geese and Cranes; the former, being found feeding where the latter were destroying the grain, were all taken in the same net. Let him that readeth understand.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12The five cities of the Plain were close together near the south end of the Dead Sea. The Mesopotamian kings crushed the weak revolt, plundered Sodom and Gomorrah, and carried Lot away with the other captives.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. they took Lot ... and his goods, and departed--How would the conscience of that young man now upbraid him for his selfish folly and ingratitude in withdrawing from his kind and pious relative! Whenever we go out of the path of duty, we put ourselves away from God's protection, and cannot expect that the choice we make will be for our lasting good.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