Genesis 14:18
Strong's Lexicon
Then Melchizedek
צֶ֙דֶק֙ (ṣe·ḏeq)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4442: Melchizedek = 'my king is Sedek' 1) king of Salem and priest of the Most High God to whom Abram paid tithe after the battle he fought to free Lot; 'the order of Melchizedek' the order of the priesthood to which Christ belongs

king
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

of Salem
שָׁלֵ֔ם (šā·lêm)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8004: Salem = 'peace' 1) the place of which Melchizedek was king 1a) most Jewish commentators affirm that it is the same as Jerusalem

brought out
הוֹצִ֖יא (hō·w·ṣî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

bread
לֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general)

and wine—
וָיָ֑יִן (wā·yā·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: 1) wine

since he
וְה֥וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

was priest
כֹהֵ֖ן (ḵō·hên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3548: 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest

of God
לְאֵ֥ל (lə·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 410: 1) god, god-like one, mighty one 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes 1b) angels 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations) 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah 2) mighty things in nature 3) strength, power

Most High—
עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ (‘el·yō·wn)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5945: adj 1) high, upper 1a) of Davidic king exalted above monarchs n m 2) Highest, Most High 2a) name of God 2b) of rulers, either monarchs or angel-princes

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine— since he was priest of God Most High

Young's Literal Translation
And Melchizedek king of Salem hath brought out bread and wine, and he [is] priest of God Most High;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High.

New American Standard Bible
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

King James Bible
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,

New Living Translation
And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine.

English Standard Version
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)

New American Standard Bible
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

King James Bible
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High.

International Standard Version
King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine, since he was serving as the priest of God Most High.

NET Bible
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.)

American Standard Version
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

English Revised Version
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

Young's Literal Translation
And Melchizedek king of Salem hath brought out bread and wine, and he is priest of God Most High;
















Cross References
Hebrews 5:6
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 5:10
Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 7:1
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

Psalm 76:2
In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

Psalm 104:15
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

Psalm 110:4
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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.

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 14:15
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 14:19
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
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