Genesis 14 · Verse 16

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.
Genesis 14:16, King James Version

Genesis 14:16 in other translations

BSBHe retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
WEBHe brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
ASVAnd he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
YLTand 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.
DARBYAnd he brought back all the property, and brought again his brother Lot and his property, and the women also, and the people.
BBEAnd he got back all the goods, and Lot, his brother's son, with his goods and the women and the people.
WebsterAnd he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

What does Genesis 14:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 14:15-16

15-16. he divided himself ... by night--This war between the petty princes of ancient Canaan is exactly the same as the frays and skirmishes between Arab chiefs in the present day. When a defeated party resolves to pursue the enemy, they wait till they are fast asleep; then, as they have no idea of posting sentinels, they rush upon them from different directions, strike down the tent poles--if there is any fight at…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 And he brought back - the women also - This is brought in by the sacred historian with peculiar interest and tenderness. All who read the account must be in pain for the fate of wives and daughters fallen into the hands of a ferocious, licentious, and victorious soldiery. Other spoils the routed confederates might have left behind; and yet on their swift asses, camels, and dromedaries, have carried off the female captives. However, Abram had disposed his attack so judiciously, and so promptly executed his measures, that not only all the baggage, but all the females also, were recovered.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 14:13-16

Abram takes this opportunity to give a real proof of his being truly friendly to Lot. We ought to be ready to succour those in distress, especially relations and friends. And though others may have been wanting in their duty to us, yet we must not neglect our duty to them. Abram rescued the captives. As we have opportunity, we must do good to all.

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Genesis 14:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevand he brought backH7725
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָרְכֻ֑שׁha.re.Khushthe possession[s]H7399
וְגַם֩ve.Gamand alsoH1571
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
ל֨וֹטLotLotH3876
אָחִ֤יו'a.Chivrelative hisH251
וּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙u.re.khu.Shoand possession[s] hisH7399
הֵשִׁ֔יבhe.Shivhe brought backH7725
וְגַ֥םve.Gamand alsoH1571
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.Shimthe womenH802
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָעָֽם\׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 14:16

  • 1 Samuel 30:18-19

    And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

  • 1 Samuel 30:8

    And David enquired 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 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

  • Isaiah 41:2

    Who 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.

  • Genesis 14:11-12

    And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11,12; 12:2; 1Sa 30:8,18,19; Isa 41:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 14:15

    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.

  • 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.

  • Genesis 14:17

    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.

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Genesis 14:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y recobró todos los bienes, y también á Lot su hermano y su hacienda, y también las mujeres y gente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il ramena tout le bien, et ramena aussi Lot, son frère, et son bien, et aussi les femmes et le peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er brachte alle Habe zurück; und auch Lot, seinen Bruder, und dessen Habe brachte er zurück, und auch die Weiber und das Volk.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Reduxitque omnem substantiam, et Lot fratrem suum cum substantia illius, mulieres quoque et populum.