Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot with his possessions and all the women and other captives.
Parallel translations
- WEB He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
- KJV And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
- BSB He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
- NKJV So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.
- NASB He brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the other people.
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Quick answer
Abram recovered all the plundered goods and people, including Lot. The complete rescue underscores God's faithfulness in granting him success.
Overview
Abram brought back everything the invaders had seized, demonstrating a total victory. The emphasis on rescuing Lot, his goods, the women, and the people shows compassion that reaches beyond his own family to all the captives. This restoration of what was lost echoes the larger biblical theme of redemption and points toward Christ, who comes to recover and restore the lost.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Sam 30:8David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue; for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.”
- 1 Sam 30:18–19David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
- Gen 14:11–12They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.
- Gen 12:2I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
- Isa 41:2Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his foot in righteousness? He hands over nations to him, and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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