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Genesis 14:8-12

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

9againstאֵ֣ת'etH854Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Elamעֵילָ֗ם'ei.LamH5867,Tidalוְתִדְעָל֙ve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Goiimגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,Amraphelוְאַמְרָפֶל֙ve.'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152,and Ariochוְאַרְי֖וֹךְve.'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Ellasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495—fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428againstאֶת־'et-H854fiveהַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ha.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

10Now the Valleyוְעֵ֣מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.DimH7708was full of tarחֵמָ֔רche.MarH2564pitsH875,and as the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017fledוַיָּנֻ֛סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,some men fellוַיִּפְּלוּ־vai.yi.pe.lu-H5307intoשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033the pits,but the survivorsוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604fledנָּֽסוּ׃Na.suH5127to the hill countryהֶ֥רָהHe.rahH2022.

11The four kings seizedוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodsרְכֻ֨שׁre.KhushH7399of Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605their foodאָכְלָ֖ם'a.khe.LamH400,and they went on their wayוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃vai.ye.Le.khuH1980.

12They also carried offוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980Abram’sאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87nephewבֶּן־ אֲחִ֥יben- 'a.ChiH1121 H251Lotל֧וֹטLotH3876וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his possessionsרְכֻשׁ֛וֹre.khu.ShoH7399,sinceוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931Lotwas livingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Sodomבִּסְדֹֽם׃bis.DomH5467.

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