KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 14:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he brought back” | וַיָּ֕שֶׁב | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | brought back |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the goods,” | הָֽרְכֻ֑שׁ | Property (as gathered) | goods |
| “and also” | וְגַם֩ | Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | also |
| “brought again” | הֵשִׁ֔יב | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | brought again |
| “his brother” | אָחִ֤יו | A brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like H0001]) | brother |
| “Lot,” | ל֨וֹט | Lot, Abraham's nephew | Lot |
| “and his goods,” | וּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙ | Property (as gathered) | goods |
| “and” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | and |
| “the women” | הַנָּשִׁ֖ים | A woman | women |
| “also,” | וְגַ֥ם | Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | also |
| “and the people.” | הָעָֽם׃ | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
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14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
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