KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 14:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| 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 the king” | מֶֽלֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Sodom” | סְדֹם֮ | Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea | Sodom |
| “went out” | וַיֵּצֵ֣א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | out |
| “to meet” | לִקְרָאתוֹ֒ | An encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) | meet |
| “him after” | אַֽחֲרֵ֣י | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | him after |
| “his return” | שׁוּב֗וֹ | 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 | return |
| “from the slaughter” | מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙ | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | slaughter |
| “of” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | of |
| “Chedorlaomer,” | כְּדָרְלָעֹ֔מֶר | Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king | Chedorlaomer |
| “and” | וְאֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | and |
| “of the kings” | הַמְּלָכִ֖ים | A king | kings |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “were” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “with” | אִתּ֑וֹ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “him, at” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | him at |
| “the valley” | עֵ֣מֶק | A vale (i.e., broad depression) | valley |
| “of Shaveh,” | שָׁוֵ֔ה | Shaveh, a place in Palestine | Shaveh |
| “which” | ה֖וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | which |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the king's” | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | A king | kings |
| “dale.” | עֵ֥מֶק | A vale (i.e., broad depression) | dale |
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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.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
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