Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 14:13-20

13Then an escapeeהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046thisto Abramלְאַבְרָ֣םle.'av.RamH87the Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680.Nowוְהוּא֩ve.Hu'H1931Abramwas livingשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.KhenH7931near the Oaksבְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436of Mamreמַמְרֵ֣אmam.Re'H4471the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,a brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל֙'esh.KolH812andוַאֲחִ֣יva.'a.ChiH251Anerעָנֵ֔ר'a.NerH6063,all of whomוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992were boundבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167by treatyבְרִית־ve.rit-H1285to Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87.

14And when Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֥יkiH3588his relativeאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251had been capturedנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617,he mobilizedוַיָּ֨רֶקvai.Ya.rekH7324אֶת־'et-H853the 318שְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹתshe.mo.Nah 'a.Sar u.she.Losh me.'otH8083 H6240 H7969 H3967trained menחֲנִיכָ֜יוcha.ni.KhavH2593bornיְלִידֵ֣יye.li.DeiH3211in his householdבֵית֗וֹvei.ToH1004,and they set out in pursuitוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.DofH7291asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15During the nightלַ֛יְלָהLay.lahH3915, Abramה֥וּאhu'H1931dividedוַיֵּחָלֵ֨ק עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀vai.ye.cha.Lek 'a.lei.HemH2505 H5921his forcesוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650and routedוַיַּכֵּ֑םvai.ya.KemH5221Chedorlaomer’s army,pursuing themוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙vai.yir.de.FemH7291as far asעַד־'ad-H5704Hobahחוֹבָ֔הcho.VahH2327אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,northמִשְּׂמֹ֖אלmi.se.MolH8040of Damascusלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃le.da.Ma.sekH1834.

16He retrievedוַיָּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֵ֖ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodsהָרְכֻ֑שׁha.re.KhushH7399,as well asוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853his relativeאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876and his possessionsוּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙ הֵשִׁ֔יבu.re.khu.Sho he.ShivH7399 H7725,together withוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853the womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the rest of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abram returnedשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725from defeatingמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221אֶת־'et-H853Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶרKedor-la.'ֹo.merH3540וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428allied with himאֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֑וֹ'a.Sher 'i.ToH834 H854,the kingהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428of Sodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meet himלִקְרָאתוֹ֒lik.ra.ToH7122inאֶל־'el-H413the Valleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010of Shavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740(that isה֖וּאhu'H1931,the King’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010).

18Then MelchizedekH4442kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Salemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004brought outהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196—since heוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931was priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of Godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410Most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945—

19and he blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288Abramand saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “Blessed beבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87by Godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410Most Highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,Creatorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

20and blessed beוּבָרוּךְ֙u.va.ruKhH1288Godאֵ֣ל'elH410Most Highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has deliveredמִגֵּ֥ןmi.GenH4042your enemiesצָרֶ֖יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.”Then Abram gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414Melchizedeka tenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of everythingמִכֹּֽל׃mi.KolH3605.

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