Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 14:2-8

2went toעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421againstאֶת־'et-H854Beraבֶּ֙רַע֙be.ra'H1298kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sodomסְדֹ֔ם וְאֶת־se.Dom ve.'EtH5467 H854,Birshaבִּרְשַׁ֖עbir.Sha'H1306kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017,Shinabשִׁנְאָ֣ב׀shin.'AvH8134kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Admahאַדְמָ֗ה'ad.MahH126,Shemeberוְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ve.shem.'E.verH8038kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.YimH6636,and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Belaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(that isהִיא־hi'-H1931,Zoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820).

3The latterאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428fiveכָּל־kol-H3605came as alliesחָֽבְר֔וּcha.ve.RuH2266toאֶל־'el-H413the Valleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִּׂדִּ֑יםha.si.DimH7708(that isה֖וּאhu'H1931,the Saltהַמֶּֽלַח׃ha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֥םyamH3220).

4For twelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141they had been subjectעָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853to Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540,but in the thirteenthוּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.she.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141they rebelledמָרָֽדוּ׃ma.Ra.duH4775.

5In the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702 H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141,Chedorlaomerכְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶרkhe.da.re.la.'O.merH3540and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834allied with himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854went outבָּ֣אba'H935and defeatedוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Rephaitesרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7497inבְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תbe.'ash.te.RotH6255Ashteroth-karnaimקַרְנַ֔יִםkar.Na.yimH6255וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Zuzitesהַזּוּזִ֖יםha.zu.ZimH2104in Hamבְּהָ֑םbe.HamH1990וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,the Emitesהָֽאֵימִ֔יםha.'ei.MimH368in Shaveh-kiriathaimבְּשָׁוֵ֖ה קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃be.sha.Veh kir.ya.Ta.yimH7740 H7156,

6andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the Horitesהַחֹרִ֖יha.cho.RiH2752in the area of Mountבְּהַרְרָ֣םbe.ha.RamH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165,as far asעַ֚ד'adH5704El-paranH364,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834isnearעַל־'al-H5921the desertהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

7Then they turned backוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725to invadeוַיָּבֹ֜אוּ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413En-mishpatH5880(that isהִ֣ואhi'H1931,Kadeshקָדֵ֔שׁka.DeshH6946),and they conqueredוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶֽת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605territoryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יha.'a.ma.lei.KiH6003,asוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853well as the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Hazazon-tamarH2688.

8Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֜םse.DomH5467,the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֗ה'a.mo.RahH6017,the kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Admahאַדְמָה֙'ad.MahH126,the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Zeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.yimH6636,and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Belaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(that isהִוא־hi'-H1931,Zoarצֹ֑עַרTzo.'arH6820)marched outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and arrayedוַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186themselvesאִתָּם֙'i.TamH854for battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421in the Valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִּׂדִּֽים׃ha.si.DimH7708

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