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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply and departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the victors took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply <i>and</i> provisions and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The four kings took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food and went on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The four kings took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food and went on. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Their enemies took everything of value from Sodom and Gomorrah, including their food supplies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the four kings took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as all their food, and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The four kings took everything in Sodom and Gomorrah, including the food, and went away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The conquerors captured all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, including their entire food supply, and then left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The four victorious kings took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they take the whole substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the whole of their food, and go away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they take the whole substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the whole of their food, and go away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will take all the substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and will go away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they took all the substance of the Sodomites, and Gomorrhites, and all their victuals, and went their way: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrahites, and all that pertained to food, and they went away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The victors seized all the possessions and food supplies of Sodom and Gomorrah and then went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the enemy took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the raiders took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they took all the possessions of Sadom and of Ammora and all their food and they went.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they took all the cavalry of Sodom and Gomorrha, and all their provisions, and departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/14-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2979" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">Lot Seized by the Four Kings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10</span>Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">The four kings seized</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7399.htm" title="7399: rə·ḵuš (N-msc) -- Property, goods. Or rkush; from passive participle of rakash; property.">the goods</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: sə·ḏōm (N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">of Sodom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6017.htm" title="6017: wa·‘ă·mō·rāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in the Jordan Valley. From amar; a heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine.">and Gomorrah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/400.htm" title="400: ’ā·ḵə·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Food. From 'akal; food.">their food,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lê·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and they went on their way.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Genesis 19:29</a></span><br />So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Genesis 13:12-13</a></span><br />Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom. / But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15-17</a></span><br />At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” / But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them. / As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a></span><br />Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-28.htm">Genesis 19:28</a></span><br />He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></span><br />All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Jeremiah 49:18</a></span><br />As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Jeremiah 50:40</a></span><br />As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Amos 4:11</a></span><br />“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></span><br />Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-29</a></span><br />It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-16.htm">Genesis 14:16,21</a></b></br> And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-5.htm">Genesis 12:5</a></b></br> And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Deuteronomy 28:31,35,51</a></b></br> Thine ox <i>shall be</i> slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass <i>shall be</i> violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep <i>shall be</i> given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue <i>them</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/14-9.htm">Four</a> <a href="/genesis/14-10.htm">Gomorrah</a> <a href="/genesis/14-10.htm">Gomor'rah</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/14-10.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Property</a> <a href="/john/4-8.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/genesis/14-10.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">Supply</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">Victuals</a> <a href="/genesis/12-20.htm">Way</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/genesis/14-24.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Four</a> <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Gomorrah</a> <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Gomor'rah</a> <a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/genesis/19-16.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/exodus/5-7.htm">Supply</a> <a href="/genesis/40-17.htm">Victuals</a> <a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/genesis/14-16.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">The battle of four kings against the king of Sodom and his allies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Lot is taken prisoner.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Abram rescues him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Melchizedek blesses Abram, who gives him tithes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-21.htm">Abram restores the rest of the spoil to the king of Sodom.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The rebellion of these cities in the thirteenth year led to the punitive campaign by the four kings. The seizing of goods indicates a common practice in ancient warfare where victors would plunder the defeated cities, taking valuable resources and wealth. This act of seizing goods highlights the vulnerability and moral decline of Sodom and Gomorrah, which is later emphasized in their destruction in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. The historical context of this event is supported by archaeological findings that suggest the existence of city-states in the region during this period, often engaged in conflicts over resources.<p><b>and all their food,</b><br>The mention of food emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the plunder. In ancient times, food was a critical resource, and its seizure would have left the cities in a dire situation, potentially leading to famine. This detail underscores the severity of the defeat and the desperation that would follow for the inhabitants. The loss of food also symbolizes the stripping away of sustenance and security, which can be seen as a judgment against the cities' wickedness. This act of taking all their food can be paralleled with other biblical instances where God allows enemies to strip away resources as a form of judgment or testing, such as in the book of Judges.<p><b>and they went on their way.</b><br>This phrase indicates the departure of the four kings after their victory and plundering. It suggests a sense of finality and completion of their mission. The phrase can also imply a temporary triumph, as the narrative continues with Abram's intervention to rescue Lot, which ultimately leads to the kings' defeat. This departure sets the stage for Abram's role as a deliverer, prefiguring Christ's role as a redeemer who rescues His people from bondage. The swift exit of the kings without further engagement with the cities may also reflect the transient nature of earthly power and the ultimate sovereignty of God over human affairs.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/four_kings.htm">Four Kings</a></b><br>These are the kings of Shinar, Ellasar, Elam, and Goiim, who formed an alliance to wage war against the cities of the plain, including Sodom and Gomorrah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah</a></b><br>Two cities located in the plain of Jordan, known for their wickedness and later destruction by God. In this context, they are defeated and plundered by the four kings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/goods_and_food.htm">Goods and Food</a></b><br>The possessions and sustenance of Sodom and Gomorrah, which were taken by the invading kings, indicating a complete victory and subjugation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_plunder.htm">The Event of Plunder</a></b><br>This event marks a significant moment of loss and vulnerability for Sodom and Gomorrah, setting the stage for Abram's intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/abram's_role.htm">Abram's Role</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Abram's subsequent rescue of Lot and recovery of the goods is a pivotal part of the account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The plundering of Sodom and Gomorrah serves as a reminder of the consequences of living in sin and rebellion against God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>Despite the chaos and conflict, God's sovereign plan unfolds, using even the actions of pagan kings to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_righteous.htm">The Role of the Righteous</a></b><br>Abram's later intervention illustrates the impact and responsibility of the righteous to act in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/material_wealth_and_security.htm">Material Wealth and Security</a></b><br>The loss of goods and food underscores the fleeting nature of material wealth and the need to place trust in God rather than possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a></b><br>This event foreshadows God's deliverance of His people, a theme that runs throughout Scripture, culminating in the ultimate deliverance through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_chedorlaomer_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Chedorlaomer in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_you_cut_rahab_into_pieces.htm">Where is the Valley of Siddim located?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_genesis_14_conflict.htm">Genesis 14:1-2: Why is there no solid archaeological or historical evidence for this large-scale conflict among multiple 'kings'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_abram_refuse_sodom's_spoils.htm">Genesis 14:21-23: Why does Abram refuse the spoils from the King of Sodom, differing from typical ancient Near Eastern war customs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they</span> (the conquering kings) <span class="cmt_word">took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way,</span> ascending up the valley of the Jordan <span class="accented">en</span> <span class="accented">route</span> for Damascus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/14-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The [four kings] seized</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֠יִּקְחוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the goods</span><br /><span class="heb">רְכֻ֨שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḵuš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7399.htm">Strong's 7399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Property, goods</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sodom</span><br /><span class="heb">סְדֹ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḏōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Gomorrah</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·mō·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6017.htm">Strong's 6017: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gomorrah -- a city in the Jordan Valley</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their food,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכְלָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵə·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_400.htm">Strong's 400: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they went on their way.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/14-11.htm">Genesis 14:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/14-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 14:11 They took all the goods of Sodom (Gen. 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