Genesis 14:19
Context| NETBible | He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by 1 the Most High God, Creator 2 of heaven and earth. 3 |
| XREF | Ge 14:22; Ge 27:4,25-29; Ge 47:7,10; Ge 48:9-16; Ge 49:28; Nu 6:23-27; Ru 3:10; 2Sa 2:5; Ps 24:1; Ps 50:10; Ps 115:16; Mic 6:6; Mt 11:25; Mr 10:16; Lu 10:21; Ac 16:17; Eph 1:3,6; Heb 7:6,7 |
| 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. |
