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Genesis 14:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And praise be to God Most High, who handed your enemies over to you. And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Melchizedek praising God for giving Abram victory in battle, and Abram responding by giving him a tenth of all the spoils of war.

📚 Historical Context

In Genesis 14, Abram (later known as Abraham) had just led a victorious rescue mission to free his nephew Lot, who was captured during a conflict between regional kings. Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of the Most High God, then appeared to bless Abram and praise God for delivering his enemies into his hands, symbolizing a moment of divine acknowledgment in the ancient Near Eastern context. In response, Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of the spoils as an act of gratitude and worship.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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