Genesis 14:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.”

Genesis 14:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 14:1811 words

HebrewMeaning

וּ/מַלְכִּיwmaləkiy

and Melchi-conjH4442

צֶ֨דֶק֙ṣedeq

-zedeknounH4442

מֶ֣לֶךְmelekə

the king ofnounH4428

royal

שָׁלֵ֔םšālēm

SalemnounH8004

הוֹצִ֖יאhwōṣiyʾ

he brought outverbH3318

after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···

לֶ֣חֶםleḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

וָ/יָ֑יִןwāyāyin

and wineconjH3196

wine · wine

וְ/ה֥וּאwəhwʾ

and heconjH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

כֹהֵ֖ןkōhēn

was a priestnounH3548

own · priest · prince · principal officer

לְ/אֵ֥לləʾēl

of GodpronH410

goodly · great · idol · might ···

עֶלְיֽוֹןʿeləywōn

Most HighadjH5945

on) high(-er · -est) · upper

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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