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Genesis 14:18–20

18 Then Melchizedekx king of Salemy brought out breadz and wine.a He was priest of God Most High,b 19 and he blessed Abram,c saying,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,d

Creator of heaven and earth.e

20 And praise be to God Most High,f

who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.g

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Genesis 14:18–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) 19 And he blessed him and said,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 and blessed be God Most High,

who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:18–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Genesis 14:18–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine. 19 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing:

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

Creator of heaven and earth.

20 And blessed be God Most High,

who has defeated your enemies for you.”

Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.

Genesis 14:18–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said:

“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 And blessed be God Most High,

Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

And he gave him a tithe of all.

Genesis 14:18–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was a priest for God Most High 19 and blessed Abram, saying,

“Abram, may you be blessed by God Most High,

the God who made heaven and earth.

20 And we praise God Most High,

who has helped you to defeat your enemies.”

Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything he had brought back from the battle.

Genesis 14:18–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.

Genesis 14:18–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And Melchisedec king of Salem brought out bread and wine. And he was priest of the Most High •God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High •God, possessor of heavens and earth. 20 And blessed be the Most High •God, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him the tenth of all.

Genesis 14:18–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 Then King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed Abram, and said, 

“Blessed is Abram by God Most High, 

makerof heaven and earth. 

20 Blessed is God Most High, 

who has handed your enemies over to you.” 

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. 

Genesis 14:18–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High. 19 He blessed him and said:

Abram is blessed by God Most High,

Creator of heaven and earth,

20 and I give praise to God Most High

who has handed over your enemies to you.

And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:18–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed him and said,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

maker of heaven and earth;

20 and blessed be God Most High,

who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:18–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. (He was the priest of God Most High). 19 And he blessed him and said,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,

Maker of heaven and earth.

20 And blessed be God Most High

who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

And he gave to him a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:18–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 Melchizedek was the king of Jerusalem. He brought out bread and wine. He was the priest of God Most High. 19 He gave a blessing to Abram. He said,

“May God Most High bless Abram.

May the Creator of heaven and earth bless him.

20 Give praise to God Most High.

He gave your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:18–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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

19 He blessed him and said,

Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 And blessed be God Most High,

Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

He gave him a tenth of all.


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