Genesis 14:19

NETBible

He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by 1  the Most High God, Creator 2  of heaven and earth. 3 

NIV ©

and he blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

NASB ©

He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

NLT ©

Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

MSG ©

and blessed him: Blessed be Abram by The High God, Creator of Heaven and Earth.

BBE ©

And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

NRSV ©

He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;

NKJV ©

And he blessed him and said: "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

KJV
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NASB ©
He blessed
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be Abram
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of God
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Most
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High
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of heaven
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NET [draft] ITL
He blessed
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be Abram
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by the Most High
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, Creator
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of heaven
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and earth
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NETBible

He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by 1  the Most High God, Creator 2  of heaven and earth. 3 

NET Notes

1 tn The preposition לְ (lamed) introduces the agent after the passive participle.

2 tn Some translate “possessor of heaven and earth” (cf. NASB). But cognate evidence from Ugaritic indicates that there were two homonymic roots ָקנָה (qanah), one meaning “to create” (as in Gen 4:1) and the other “to obtain, to acquire, to possess.” While “possessor” would fit here, “creator” is the more likely due to the collocation with “heaven and earth.”

3 tn The terms translated “heaven” and “earth” are both objective genitives after the participle in construct.