Genesis 14:11

Genesis 14:11

 

And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

 

a. NLT: The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

 

b. ASV: And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Young’s Literal Translation: And they take the whole substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the whole of their food, and go away; [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

 

d. Amplified Bible: [The victors] took all the wealth of Sodom and Gomorrah and all the supply of provisions and departed. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

 

e. Septuagint: And they took all the cavalry of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and departed.

 

f. Stone Edition of the CHUMASH, Rabbinic Commentary: They seized all the wealth of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food and they departed. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

 

1. “And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah…”

 

a. [And they] took [Strong: 3947 laqach law-kakh'; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):--accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.]

b. [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

 

b. all [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

c. [the] goods [Strong: 7399 rkuwsh rek-oosh' or rkush {rek-oosh'}; from passive participle of 7408; property (as gathered):--good, riches, substance.]

 

c. [of] Sodom [Strong: 5467 Cdom sed-ome'; from an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea:-- Sodom.]

 

d. [and] Gomorrah [Strong: 6017 `Amorah am-o-raw'; from 6014; a (ruined) heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine:--Gomorrah.]

 

2. “…and all their victuals, and went their way.”

 

a. [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

b. [and] all [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

c. [their victuals [Strong: 400 'okel o'-kel; from 398; food:--eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.]

 

d. [and] went their way [Strong: 3212 yalak yaw-lak'; a primitive root (Compare 1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):--X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.]

 

1). Though it doesn’t mention them by name they probably took all the goods of the other cities as well. What must be remembered is that when Lot first went to Sodom he had a great amount of herds, flocks, and tents.

 

a). Genesis 13:5, 6 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

13:6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.