Genesis 14:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.' And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

û-ḇārûḵ ʾēl ʿelyôn ʾăšer-miggēn ṣārêḵā bə-yāḏêḵā way-yitten-lô maʿăśēr mik-kōl

Grammar Details

• *û-ḇārûḵ*: conjunction + passive participle, masculine singular - and blessed be
• *ʾēl*: common noun, masculine singular - God
• *ʿelyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - Most High
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who
• *miggēn*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular, piel - delivered
• *ṣārêḵā*: common noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your adversaries
• *bə-yāḏêḵā*: preposition + common noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine singular suffix - into your hands
• *way-yitten*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
• *lô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
• *maʿăśēr*: common noun, masculine singular - tenth/tithe
• *mik-kōl*: preposition + common noun - from all

Word Meanings

• *miggēn*: delivered/shielded/protected
• *ṣārêḵā*: your adversaries/enemies/foes
• *maʿăśēr*: tenth/tithe

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And blessed be God the most hyghest which hath delyvered thyne enimies in to thy handes. And Abra gaue hym tythes of all.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And praysed be God the Hyest, which hath delyuered thine enemies in to thy handes. And Abram gaue him tythes of all.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And blessed be the most high God, which hath deliuered thine enemies into thine hand. And Abram gaue him tythe of all.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And blessed be the high God, which hath deliuered thyne enemies vnto thy hande: and Abram gaue him tithes of all.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." Abram gave him a tenth of all.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and blessed `is' God Most High, who hath delivered thine adversaries into thy hand;' and he giveth to him a tenth of all.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." Abram gave him a tenth of all.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of everything you give me, I will surely give a tenth back to you.'
• Luke 18:12 : 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
• Gen 24:27 : 27 He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his steadfast love and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives."
• Mal 3:10 : 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord of Hosts, and see if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
• Gen 9:26 : 26 He also said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.'
• Rom 15:16 : 16 To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
• Heb 7:4-9 : 4 Consider how great this man was: Even Abraham, the patriarch, gave him a tenth of the best spoils. 5 Now the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood are commanded by the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—even though they too are descendants of Abraham. 6 But this man, who does not trace his descent from them, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises. 7 It is universally recognized that the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8 In one case, mortal men receive tithes, but in the other case, it is testified that he lives. 9 And to say it another way, Levi, who collects tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham.
• 1 Pet 1:3-4 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
• Lev 27:30-32 : 30 A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. 31 If anyone wishes to redeem any part of their tithe, they must add a fifth of its value to it. 32 Every tithe of the herd or flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the LORD.
• Num 28:26 : 26 On the day of firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, hold a sacred assembly. You are not to do any regular work.
• Deut 12:17 : 17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, new wine, or oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or any of your vowed offerings, freewill offerings, or special contributions.
• Deut 14:23 : 23 You shall eat the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He chooses for His name to dwell, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
• Deut 14:28 : 28 At the end of every three years, bring out a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it within your towns.
• Josh 10:42 : 42 Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
• 2 Chr 31:5-6 : 5 As soon as the word spread, the Israelites generously brought the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything. 6 The people of Israel and Judah who were living in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks, and of the holy things dedicated to the Lord their God. They piled them in heaps.
• 2 Chr 31:12 : 12 They faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and the holy gifts. Conaniah the Levite was in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second in command.
• Neh 10:37 : 37 We agreed to bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.
• Neh 13:12 : 12 All Judah then brought the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil into the storerooms.
• Ps 44:3 : 3 It was by Your hand that You drove out the nations and planted our ancestors. You afflicted the peoples and sent them away.
• Ps 68:19 : 19 You have ascended on high; You have led captives in Your train; You have received gifts from people, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
• Ps 72:17-19 : 17 May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his name be continued. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed. 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. 19 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
• Ps 144:1 : 1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for war.
• Amos 4:4 : 4 Come to Bethel and transgress, go to Gilgal and multiply sins; bring your sacrifices every morning and your tithes every three days.
• Mal 3:8 : 8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you ask, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.