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Genesis 14

1Anditcametopassinthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofAmraphelאַמְרָפֶ֣ל'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152,Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEllasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495,Chedorlaomerkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofElamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,andTidalוְתִדְעָ֖לve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGoiim,

2thattheymadeH6213warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421withBerakingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467,andwithBirshakingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017,Shinabkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAdmahאַדְמָ֗ה'ad.MahH126,andShemeberkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofZeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.YimH6636,andthekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofBelaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(thesameisZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820).

3AllthesejoinedH2266togetherחָֽבְר֔וּcha.ve.RuH2266inthevaleofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּ֑יםha.si.DimH7708(thesameistheSaltהַמֶּֽלַח׃ha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֥םyamH3220).

4Twelveyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141theyservedH5647Chedorlaomer,andinthethirteenthyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141theyrebelledH4775.

5Andinthefourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141cameH935Chedorlaomer,andthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwerewithhim,andsmotetheRephaimH7497inAshteroth-karnaim,andtheZuziminHam,andtheEmiminShaveh-kiriathaim,

6andtheHoritesintheirmountSeirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165, untoEl-paran,whichisbythewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

7AndtheyreturnedH7725,andcameH935toEn-mishpat(thesameisKadeshקָדֵ֔שׁka.DeshH6946),andsmoteallthecountryH7704oftheAmalekites,andalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571theAmoritesH567,thatdweltH3427inHazazon-tamarH2688.

8AndtherewentH3318outthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֜םse.DomH5467,andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֗ה'a.mo.RahH6017,andthekingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofAdmahאַדְמָה֙'ad.MahH126,andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofZeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.yimH6636,andthekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofBelaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(thesameisZoarצֹ֑עַרTzo.'arH6820);andtheysetthebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayagainsttheminthevaleofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּֽים׃ha.si.DimH7708;

9againstChedorlaomerkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofElamעֵילָ֗ם'ei.LamH5867,andTidalוְתִדְעָל֙ve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGoiim,andAmraphelוְאַמְרָפֶל֙ve.'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152,andAriochוְאַרְי֖וֹךְve.'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEllasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495;fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428againstthefiveהַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ha.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

10NowthevaleofSiddimהַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.DimH7708wasfullofslimepitsH875;andthekingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017fledH5127,andtheyfellH5307there,andtheythatremainedH7604fledH5127tothemountainH2022.

11AndtheytookH3947allthegoodsofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,andalltheirvictuals,andwenttheirway.

12AndtheytookH3947Lotל֧וֹטLotH3876,Abram’sbrother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whodweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inSodomבִּסְדֹֽם׃bis.DomH5467,andhisgoods,anddeparted.

13AndtherecameH935onethathadescaped,andtoldH5046Abramלְאַבְרָ֣םle.'av.RamH87theHebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680:nowhedweltשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.KhenH7931bytheoaksofMamreמַמְרֵ֣אmam.Re'H4471,theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251ofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל֙'esh.KolH812,andbrotherוַאֲחִ֣יva.'a.ChiH251ofAnerעָנֵ֔ר'a.NerH6063;andthesewereconfederatewithAbramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87.

14AndwhenAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardH8085thathisbrotherH251wastakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617,heledforthhistrainedmen,borninhishouseH1004,threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967andeighteen,andpursuedH7291asfarasDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15AndhedividedH2505himselfagainstthembynightלַ֛יְלָהLay.lahH3915,heandhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,andsmotethem,andpursuedH7291themuntoHobah,whichisonthelefthandH8040ofDamascusלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃le.da.Ma.sekH1834.

16AndhebroughtH7725backוַיָּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725allthegoods,andalsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571broughtH7725backהֵשִׁ֔יבhe.ShivH7725hisbrotherH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876,andhisgoods,andthewomenH802alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571,andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17AndthekingH4428ofSodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467wentH3318outtomeethim,afterhisreturnשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725fromtheslaughterofChedorlaomerandthekingsH4428thatwerewithhim,atthevaleofShavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740(thesameistheKing’sVale).

18AndMelchizedekkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSalemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004broughtH3318forthH3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196:andhewaspriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548ofGodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410MostHigh.

19AndheblessedH1288him,andsaidH559,BlessedH1288beAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87ofGodלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410Most High,possessorofheavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776:

20andblessedH1288beGodאֵ֣ל'elH410Most High,whohathdeliveredthine enemiesintothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.AndhegaveH5414himatenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643ofall.

21Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467saidH559untoAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414methepersonsהַנֶּ֔פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315,andtakeקַֽח־kach-H3947thegoodstothyself.

22AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87saidH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467,IhaveliftedH7311upmyhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027untoJehovah,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410MostHighH7311,possessorofheavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

23thatIwillnottakeאֶקַּ֖ח'e.KachH3947athreadמִחוּט֙mi.ChutH2339norashoe-latchetnoraughtthatisthine, lest thou shouldestsayתֹאמַ֔רto.MarH559,IhavemadeH6238Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87richהֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּיhe.'e.Shar.tiH6238:

24saveonlyרַ֚קrakH7535thatwhichtheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH376haveeatenH398,andtheportionH2506ofthemenH376thatwentH1980withme,Anerעָנֵר֙'a.NerH6063,Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל'esh.KolH812,andMamreוּמַמְרֵ֔אu.mam.Re'H4471;letthemtakeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947theirportionH2506.

Commentaries on Genesis 14

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