Genesis

Genesis 14:18–20

¹⁸Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine — since he was priest of God Most High^f — ¹⁹and he blessed Abram and said:

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

Creator of heaven and earth,

²⁰and blessed be God Most High,

who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Footnotes

f 14:18 Hebrew El-Elyon; also in verses 19, 20, and 22; cited in Hebrews 7:1|HEB 7:1

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Melchizedek	צֶ֙דֶק֙	ṣe·ḏeq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4442 Malki-Tsedek
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Salem	שָׁלֵ֔ם	šā·lêm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8004 Shalem
brought out	הוֹצִ֖יא	hō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
bread	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and wine	וָיָ֑יִן	wā·yā·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
since he	וְה֥וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was priest	כֹהֵ֖ן	ḵō·hên	Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
of God	לְאֵ֥ל	lə·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Most High	עֶלְיֽוֹן׃	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he blessed	וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ	way·ḇā·rə·ḵê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and said	וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Blessed be	בָּר֤וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
Abram	אַבְרָם֙	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
by God	לְאֵ֣ל	lə·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Most High	עֶלְי֔וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
Creator	קֹנֵ֖ה	qō·nêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H7069 get, acquire
of heaven	שָׁמַ֥יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	וָאָֽרֶץ׃	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and blessed be	וּבָרוּךְ֙	ū·ḇā·rūḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
God	אֵ֣ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Most High	עֶלְי֔וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has delivered	מִגֵּ֥ן	mig·gên	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4042 deliver up, deliver
your enemies	צָרֶ֖יךָ	ṣā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
into your hand	בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ	bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
Then Abram gave	וַיִּתֶּן־	way·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a tenth	מַעֲשֵׂ֖ר	ma·‘ă·śêr	Noun - masculine singular	H4643 tenth part, tithe
of everything	מִכֹּֽל׃	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 14:18 Psalm 110:4 · Hebrews 6:20–7:3 · Hebrews 5:6 · Hebrews 5:10 · Psalm 76:2 · Psalm 57:2 · Acts 16:17 · Hebrews 7:10–22 · Ruth 3:10 · Psalm 7:17 · Acts 7:48 · Matthew 26:26–29

Genesis 14:19 Genesis 14:22 · Hebrews 7:6–7 · Ruth 3:10 · Psalm 24:1 · Numbers 6:23–27 · Matthew 11:25 · Acts 16:17 · Ephesians 1:3 · Micah 6:6 · Genesis 47:10 · Genesis 49:28 · Luke 10:21

Genesis 14:20 Genesis 28:22 · Nehemiah 13:12 · Hebrews 7:4–9 · Deuteronomy 14:28 · Malachi 3:10 · Deuteronomy 12:17 · Numbers 28:26 · Genesis 24:27 · Deuteronomy 14:23 · Luke 18:12 · Nehemiah 10:37 · Psalm 72:17–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.