Genesis 14:7
in Genesis 14Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they returned, and came to En-mishpat (the same is Kadesh), and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.
KJV
And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar.
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This verse in Genesis 14
Commentary
9 notes on this verse(Verse 7) And they returned and came to the well of judgment, which is Kadesh. It is said by anticipation that it was afterwards so called. But it signifies the place at Petra, which is called the well of judgment because there God judged the people. And they struck all the region of the Amalekites and the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazon-tamar. This town is what is now called Engedi, fertile with balsam and palm trees. Moreover, Hazazon-tamar, in our language, means the city of palm trees. Thamar, indeed, is said to mean 'palm'.
This site's exposition
the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim
on Genesis 14:5-7
Chedorlaomer comes down the east side and defeats the Rephaites, the Zuzites, the Emites and the Horites before he turns toward Sodom. Deuteronomy 2:10 and 11 counts the Emites among the Rephaites and calls them as tall as the Anakites. Israel will meet these same nations on this same ground. The Amalekites are named here before Amalek is born at 36:12, and the older commentators read it as the name the land carried later.
This site's exposition
En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh)
En-mishpat means the spring of judgment, and Adam Clarke ties the name to the judgment God gave on Moses and Aaron at Kadesh in Numbers 20. Clarke places Hazazon-tamar at Engedi, a town later allotted to Judah. The army swung north toward the plain.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church3 voices
But what follows: And the Amorite who lived in Hazezzon-tamar, belongs to another place, that is, the town which is now called Engedi, fertile in balsam and palms: hence Hazezzon-tamar is interpreted as the City of Palms. For Thamar indeed is called Palm.
And they struck the whole region of the Amalekites. This must be linked with the previous verse, so it is understood that the people of Amalek were struck down near Kadesh Barnea, where Miriam died, and Moses, striking the rock, brought forth water from the …
And they returned and came to the fountain of Mesphat. This is Kadesh. Mesphat is interpreted as Judgment, hence the ancient translation more plainly says, "they came to the fountain of judgment."
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), upon the alarm of which it had been the wisdom of the king of Sodom to submit, and desire conditions of peace; for how could he grapple with an enemy thus flushed with victory? But he would rather venture the utmost extremity than yield, and it sped accordingly. Quos Deus destruet eos dementat--Those whom God means to destroy he delivers up to infatuation.
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And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh,....
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
En-mishpat - The well of judgment; probably so called from the judgment pronounced by God on Moses and Aaron for their rebellion at that place; Num 20:1-10. Amalekites - So called afterwards, from Amalek, son of Esau; Gen 36:12. Hazezon-tamar - Called, in the Chaldee, Engaddi; a city in the land of Canaan, which fell to the lot of Judah; Jos 15:62. See also 2Ch 20:2. It appears, from Son 1:14, to have been a very fruitful place.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ | vaiyashuvu | and they turned back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| עֵ֤ין | ʾein | En | H5880 → | |
| מִשְׁפָּט֙ | mishpat | Mishpat | H5880 → | |
| הִ֣וא | hi' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| קָדֵ֔שׁ | kadesh | [is] Kadesh | H6946 → | 18 times |
| וַיַּכּ֕וּ | vaiyaku | and they defeated | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׂדֵ֖ה | sedeh | [the] region of | H7704 → | 334 times |
| הָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י | haamaleiki | the Amalekite[s] | H6003 → | |
| וְגַם֙ | vegam | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י | haemori | the Amorite[s] | H567 → | 87 times |
| הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב | haiyoshev | who was dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּחַֽצְצֹ֥ן | bechatzon | in Hazezon | H2688 → | |
| תָּמָֽר׃ | tamar | Tamar | H2688 → |
וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּand they turned back
vaiyashuvuH7725 →1056 times
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
עֵ֤יןEn
ʾeinH5880 →
מִשְׁפָּט֙Mishpat
mishpatH5880 →
הִ֣ואthat
hi'H1931 →1879 times
קָדֵ֔שׁ[is] Kadesh
kadeshH6946 →18 times
וַיַּכּ֕וּand they defeated
vaiyakuH5221 →499 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
שְׂדֵ֖ה[the] region of
sedehH7704 →334 times
הָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יthe Amalekite[s]
haamaleikiH6003 →
וְגַם֙and also
vegamH1571 →769 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amorite[s]
haemoriH567 →87 times
הַיֹּשֵׁ֖בwho was dwelling
haiyoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּחַֽצְצֹ֥ןin Hazezon
bechatzonH2688 →
תָּמָֽר׃Tamar
tamarH2688 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 14:45Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.
it leads to
- Numbers 21:3
And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.
- Judges 1:17
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
- Deuteronomy 1:44
Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
- Numbers 14:43
For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.”
- Numbers 21:3
Through
Numbers 13:26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit…
it leads to
- Numbers 32:8
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Numbers 20:1
In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
- Numbers 32:8
Through
Genesis 20:1Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
it leads to
- Genesis 26:6
So Isaac settled in Gerar.
- Genesis 26:1
Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Genesis 26:6
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron); Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.