Genesis 14:20

Genesis 14:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
• New International Version (NIV)And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all.

Context of Genesis 14:20

18Then Melechizedek , king of Salem, brought out bread and wine—he was a priest of El Elyon. 19He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by El Elyon, Creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be El Elyon, Who gave over your enemies Into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. 21Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people—the possessions take for yourself.” 22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand in oath to Adonai, El Elyon, Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 14:20 word by word

וּבָרוּךְ֙ אֵ֣ל עֶלְי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁר־מִגֵּ֥ן צָרֶ֖יךָ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ר מִכֹּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• be the most highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · (LORD) Most HighH5945
• Godאֵל'êl · El (Most High)H410
• which hath deliveredמָגַןmâgan · to deliverH4042
• thine enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• into thy handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• And he gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him tithesמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643

Cross-references for Genesis 14:20

• Genesis 9:26He also said, “Blessed be Adonai, God of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.
• Genesis 24:27and he said, “Blessed be Adonai, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His loyalty and His truth toward my master. As for me, Adonai has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”
• Psalms 68:19You went up on high. You led captivity captive. You received gifts from humanity, even from the rebellious— so that God might dwell there.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever. May his name increase before the sun, and may all nations be blessed by him and call him blessed.
• Psalms 144:1Of David. Blessed be Adonai my Rock— who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Messiah.
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! In His great mercy He caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua from the dead.
• Joshua 10:42Thus Joshua captured all those kings and their lands at a single stroke, because Adonai God of Israel fought for Israel.
• Psalms 44:3With Your hand You displaced nations, but You planted them. You afflicted peoples, and You drove them out.
• Genesis 28:22So this stone which I set up as a memorial stone will become God’s House, and of everything You provide me I will definitely give a tenth of it to You.”
• Leviticus 27:30“All the tithe of the land whether from the seed of the land, or the fruit of the trees, belongs to Adonai, for it is holy to Adonai.
• Numbers 28:26“On the Day of Firstfruits, when you offer to Adonai a new grain offering during the Feast of Weeks, you are to have a sacred assembly. You are to do no laborious work.
• Deuteronomy 12:17You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, or any of your vow offerings that you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the offering of your hand.
• Deuteronomy 14:23You are to eat the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, before Adonai your God in the place He chooses to make His Name dwell, so that you may learn to fear Adonai your God always.
• 2 Chronicles 31:5As soon as the word spread, Bnei-Yisrael gave generously the firstfruits of their grain, wine, oil, honey and all the produce of the field, as well as tithe of all the abundance.
• Nehemiah 10:37and the firstborn of our sons and our livestock as written in the Torah; the firstborn of our cattle and our sheep to the House of our God—to the kohanim ministering in the House of our God;

Commentaries on Genesis 14:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20And he gave him tithes - A tenth part of all the spoils he had taken from the confederate kings. These Abram gave as a tribute to the most high God, who, being the possessor of heaven and earth, dispenses all spiritual and temporal favors, and demands the gratitude, and submissive, loving obedience, of all his subjects. Almost all nations of the earth have agreed in giving a tenth part of their property to be employed in religious uses. The tithes were…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. 2020. he gave him tithes of all--Here is an evidence of Abram's piety, as well as of his valor; for it was to a priest or official mediator between God and him that Abram gave a tenth of the spoil--a token of his gratitude and in honor of a divine ordinance (Pr 3:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 14:20

• Abraham
• Benedictions
• Heathen
• Jesus Continued
• Melchizedek
• Praise
• Rulers
• Thankfulness
• Tithes

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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