KJV King James Version
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
WEB World English Bible
He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
ASV American Standard Version
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he bringeth back the whole of the substance, and also Lot his brother and his substance hath he brought back, and also the women and the people.
Surrounding context — Genesis 14
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these [were] confederate with Abram.
14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained [servants], born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued [them] unto Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which [is] on the left hand of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that [were] with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king’s dale.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיָּ֕שֶׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהָרְכֻ֑שׁH7399 · re.khushpropertyוְגַם֩H1571 · gamalsoאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]ל֨וֹטH3876 · lotLotאָחִ֤יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingוּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙H7399 · re.khushpropertyהֵשִׁ֔יבH7725 · shuvto return: returnוְגַ֥םH1571 · gamalsoאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַנָּשִׁ֖יםH802 · ish.shahwomanוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעָֽם׃H5971 · ampeople
Cross-references
1 Samuel 30:18-19And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.1 Samuel 30:8And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all].Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:Genesis 14:11-12And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.Isaiah 41:2Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.
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