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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, (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 1
אַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 3
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 4
סְדֹ֑םse.DomSodom
Lemma: סְדֹם (se.dom) · Strong's: H5467
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sodom
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5467; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 5
הֲרִימֹ֨תִיha.ri.Mo.tiI raise
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44, Exodus 7:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 6
יָדִ֤יya.Dihand my
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 7
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 8
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 9
אֵ֣ל'elGod
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: El (Most High)
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:20, Psalms 78:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410J; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 10
עֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonMost High
Lemma: עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) · Strong's: H5945H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: (LORD) Most High
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:20, Psalms 78:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5945H; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 11
קֹנֵ֖הko.Neh[the] creator of
Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to buy
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 47:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 12
שָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimheaven
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 13
וָאָֽרֶץ\׃va.'A.retzand earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 14:22 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Sodom | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| I have raised | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| my hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| God | → | אֵל H0410J El (Most High) |
| Most High | → | עֶלְיוֹן H5945H (LORD) Most High |
| Creator | → | קָנָה H7069 to buy |
| of heaven | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| and earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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