Genesis 14:20

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.

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone, which I haue set vp as a pillar, shall be Gods house: and of all that thou shalt giue me, wil I giue the tenth vnto thee.
• Luke 18:12 : 12 I fast twise in the weeke: I giue tithe of all that euer I possesse.
• Gen 24:27 : 27 And said, Blessed be the Lorde God of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his mercie and his trueth from my master: for when I was in the way, the Lord brought me to my masters brethrens house.
• Mal 3:10 : 10 Bring ye all the tythes into the storehouse that there may be meate in mine House, & proue me nowe herewith, sayeth the Lord of hostes, if I will not open the windowes of heauen vnto you, and powre you out a blessing without measure.
• Gen 9:26 : 26 He said moreouer, blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and let Canaan be his seruant.
• Rom 15:16 : 16 That I should be the minister of Iesus Christ toward the Gentiles, ministring the Gospel of God, that the offering vp of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Ghost.
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be God, and the Father of our Lorde Iesus Christ, which hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessing in heauenly thinges in Christ,
• Heb 7:4-9 : 4 Nowe consider how great this man was, vnto whome euen the Patriarke Abraham gaue the tithe of the spoyles. 5 For verely they which are the childre of Leui, which receiue the office of the Priesthode, haue a commaundement to take, according to the Law, tithes of the people (that is, of their bethren) though they came out of ye loynes of Abraham. 6 But he whose kindred is not couted among them, receiued tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7 And without all contradiction the lesse is blessed of the greater. 8 And here men that die, receiue tithes: but there he receiueth them, of whome it is witnessed, that he liueth. 9 And to say as the thing is, Leui also which receiueth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
• 1 Pet 1:3-4 : 3 Blessed bee God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which according to his aboundant mercie hath begotten vs againe vnto a liuely hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance immortall and vndefiled, and that withereth not, reserued in heauen for vs,
• Lev 27:30-32 : 30 Also all the tithe of the lande both of the seede of the ground, and of the fruite of the trees is the Lords: it is holy to the Lorde. 31 But if a man will redeeme any of his tithe, he shal adde the fift part thereto. 32 And euery tithe of bullock, and of sheepe, and of all that goeth vnder the rod, the tenth shalbe holy vnto the Lord.
• Num 28:26 : 26 Also in the day of your first fruits, when ye bring a newe meate offring vnto the Lorde, according to your weekes ye shal haue an holy conuocation, & ye shal do no seruile worke in it:
• Deut 12:17 : 17 Thou maist nor eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corne, nor of thy wine, nor of thine oyle, nor the first borne of thy kine, nor of thy sheep, neither any of thy vowes which thou vowest, nor thy free offerings, nor the offering of thine hands,
• Deut 14:23 : 23 And thou shalt eate before the Lorde thy God (in the place which he shall chose to cause his Name to dwell there) the tithe of thy corne, of thy wine, and of thine oyle, and the first borne of thy kine and of thy sheepe, that thou maiest learne to feare the Lord thy God alway.
• Deut 14:28 : 28 At the end of three yeere thou shalt bring foorth all the tithes of thine increase of the same yeere, and lay it vp within thy gates.
• Josh 10:42 : 42 And all these Kings, and their land did Ioshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
• 2 Chr 31:5-6 : 5 And when the commaundement was spread, the children of Israel brought abundance of first fruites, of corne, wine, and oyle, and honie, and of all the increase of the fielde, and the tithes of all things brought they abundantly. 6 And the children of Israel and Iudah that dwelt in ye cities of Iudah, they also brought the tithes of bullockes and sheepe, and the holy tithes which were consecrate vnto the Lorde their God, and laide them on many heapes.
• 2 Chr 31:12 : 12 And caryed in the first fruites, and the tithes, and the dedicate things faithfully: and ouer them was Conaniah the Leuite, the chiefe, and Shimei his brother the seconde.
• Neh 10:37 : 37 And that we should bring the first fruite of our dough, and our offrings, and the fruite of euery tree, of wine and of oyle, vnto the Priests, to the chambers of the house of our God: and the tithes of our lande vnto the Leuites, that the Leuites might haue the tithes in all the cities of our trauaile.
• Neh 13:12 : 12 Then brought all Iudah the tithes of corne and of wine, and of oyle vnto the treasures.
• Ps 44:3 : 3 For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.
• Ps 68:19 : 19 Praysed be the Lorde, euen the God of our saluation, which ladeth vs dayly with benefites. Selah.
• Ps 72:17-19 : 17 His name shall be for euer: his name shall indure as long as the sunne: all nations shall blesse him, and be blessed in him. 18 Blessed be the Lorde God, euen the God of Israel, which onely doeth wonderous things. 19 And blessed be his glorious Name for euer: and let all the earth be filled with his glorie. So be it, euen so be it.
• Ps 144:1 : 1 A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed be the Lorde my strength, which teacheth mine hands to fight, and my fingers to battell.
• Amos 4:4 : 4 Come to Beth-el, & trasgresse: to Gilgal, & multiplie transgression, & bring your sacrifices in the morning, & your tithes after three yeres.
• Mal 3:8 : 8 Will a man spoyle his gods? yet haue ye spoyled me: but ye say, Wherein haue we spoyled thee? In tithes, and offerings.