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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 14:18Hebrew 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
Words 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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Yuki TanakaNote1mo ago
Melchizedek the Mysterious King
This passage is enigmatic. A king-priest named Melchizedek appears out of nowhere, blesses Abraham, and then vanishes from the narrative. He shows up in a handful of other biblical places, most famous...
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