Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; and he was the priest of the most high God.
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth loaves and wine, and he was the priest of the most high God.
Footnotes
| 548 | Melchizedek (#4442) King of Salem (#8004). Salem is an early name of Jerusalem and is from the root shalem (#8003) which means complete, full, perfect. This one word speaks powerfully to the Hebrew concept of complete/incomplete inherent in the language. The name Salem appears in one other passage, “And he is in Complete [Salem], his tabernacle and his dwelling place in Zion.” Psalm 76:2 literal |
| 549 | Melchizedek – My King is Justice Hebrew לְאֵ֥ל עֶלְיֽוֹן, le-el elyon. Noun + Adjective, paragogic nun. To an el of the uppermost, most-high. There are no definite articles though it gets interpreted as a “title” by translators. El (#410) is a singular noun distinct from elohim which is plural. El means god or mighty one. Elyon (#5945) is an adjective that means uppermost, highest. This speaks to the “builders most-high”, the kings, and the priests after the order of Melchizedek. “I, I have said, elohim are you all, and builders of uppermost [elyon] are the whole of you.” Psalm 82:6 literal “And he has been, if hearing you all are hearing in the voice of Yahweh your elohe to guard and to do the whole of his commandments which I command you Today, and Yahweh your elohe has set you most-high [elyon] upon the whole of the nations of the Earth.” Deut 28:1 literal Melchizedek means my King is a Just one (#4442). He is another foreshadow of “son-placement” (Rom. 8:29) the circumcised of the Flesh: Melchizedek…being made like to the Builder [Son] of God, doth remain a priest continually. Hebrews 7:3 YLT |