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Old TestamentGenesis · Chapter 14

Genesis 14:21

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 14:21 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Genesis 14:21 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Genesis 14:21 — KJV

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

Genesis 14:21 (KJV)

Genesis 14:21 in Context — About the Book of Genesis

Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.

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Cross-References for Genesis 14:21

This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. for every...: Heb. by the poll, or, head persons: Heb. souls

Shares key themes with Genesis 14:21: persons, take, heb

Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. begin...: Heb. begin, possess

Shares key themes with Genesis 14:21: king, give, take

But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. take: Heb. spoil

Shares key themes with Genesis 14:21: give, take, thyself

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. mine: Heb. for me

Shares key themes with Genesis 14:21: king, persons, take

Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, of men: Heb. of a male

Shares key themes with Genesis 14:21: give, take, thyself

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey