KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 14:24 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”
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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| “Save” | בִּלְעָדַ֗י | Except, without, besides | Save |
| “only” | רַ֚ק | Properly, leanness, i.e., (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although | only |
| “that which” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that which |
| “the young men” | הַנְּעָרִ֔ים | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) | young men |
| “have eaten,” | אָֽכְל֣וּ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eaten |
| “and the portion” | וְחֵ֙לֶק֙ | Properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment | portion |
| “of the men” | הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים | A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) | men |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “went” | הָֽלְכ֖וּ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | went |
| “with” | אִתִּ֑י | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “me, Aner,” | עָנֵר֙ | Aner, a Amorite, also a place in Palestine | Aner |
| “Eshcol,” | אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל | Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine | Eshcol |
| “and Mamre;” | וּמַמְרֵ֔א | Mamre, an Amorite | Mamre |
| “let them” | הֵ֖ם | They (only used when emphatic) | let |
| “take” | יִקְח֥וּ | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | take |
| “their portion.” | חֶלְקָֽם׃ | Properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment | portion |
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22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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