Genesis 14
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Genesis 14:7-17

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).
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