And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
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Gill's Exposition
And the king of Sodom said unto Abram,.... After the conversation between him and Melchizedek was over:
give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself; meaning by "persons" or "souls", as in the…
- Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y, “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Dan 2:14. אלסר 'elāsār…
We have here an account of what passed between Abram and the king of Sodom, who succeeded him that fell in the battle (Gen 14:10), and thought himself obliged to do this honour to Abram, in return for…
Cambridge Bible
the king of Sodom This verse resumes the narrative of Gen 14:14. The incident of Melchizedek is parenthetical.