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Genesis 14

1Anditcametopassinthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofAmraphelאַמְרָפֶ֣ל'am.ra.FelH569thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152,Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEl-lasar,Chedorlaomerthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofElamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867,andTidalוְתִדְעָ֖לve.tid.'AlH8413thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofnationsH1471,

2[that]theymadeH6213warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421withBerathekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467,andwithBirshathekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017,Shinabthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAdmahאַדְמָ֗ה'ad.MahH126,andShemeberthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofZeboim,andthekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofBelaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106,whichisZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

3Allthesewerejoinedחָֽבְר֔וּcha.ve.RuH2266inthevaleofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּ֑יםha.si.DimH7708,whichisthesaltהַמֶּֽלַח׃ha.Me.lachH4417seaיָ֥םyamH3220.

4Twelveyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141hadtheyservedH5647Chedorlaomer;andinthethirteenthyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141theyrebelledH4775.

5Andinthefourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141cameH935Chedorlaomerandthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwerewithhim,andsmotetheRephaimH7497inAshteroth-karnaim,andtheZuziminHam,andtheEmiminShaveh-Kirjathaim,

6andtheHoritesontheirmountSeirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165,toEl-Paran,whichisbythewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

7AndtheyreturnedH7725,andcameH935toEn-mishpat,whichisKadeshקָדֵ֔שׁka.DeshH6946,andsmoteallthecountryH7704oftheAmalekites,andalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571theAmoritesH567thatdweltH3427atHazazon-TamarH2688.

8Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֜םse.DomH5467andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֗ה'a.mo.RahH6017,andthekingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofAdmahאַדְמָה֙'ad.MahH126,andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofZeboim,andthekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofBelaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106,whichisZoarצֹ֑עַרTzo.'arH6820,wentH3318out,andtheyjoinedbattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421withtheminthevaleofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּֽים׃ha.si.DimH7708,

9withChedorlaomerthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofElamעֵילָ֗ם'ei.LamH5867,andTidalוְתִדְעָל֙ve.tid.'AlH8413thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofnationsH1471,andAmraphelוְאַמְרָפֶל֙ve.'am.ra.FelH569thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152,andAriochוְאַרְי֖וֹךְve.'ar.YokhH746thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEllasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495—fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428withthefiveהַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ha.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

10AndthevaleofSiddimהַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.DimH7708wasfullofpitsH875ofasphalt.Andthekingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017fledH5127,andfellH5307there:andtheythatremainedH7604fledH5127tothemountainH2022.

11AndtheytookH3947allthepropertyH7399ofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,andalltheirvictuals,anddeparted.

12AndtheytookH3947Lotל֧וֹטLotH3876andhispropertyH7399, Abram's brother'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,anddeparted.Forhedweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inSodomבִּסְדֹֽם׃bis.DomH5467.

13AndonewhohadescapedcameH935andtoldH5046AbramH87theHebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680.Andhedweltשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.KhenH7931bytheoaksofMamreמַמְרֵ֣אmam.Re'H4471theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,thebrotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251ofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל֙'esh.KolH812,andthebrotherוַאֲחִ֣יva.'a.ChiH251ofAnerעָנֵ֔ר'a.NerH6063.AndthesewereAbram's allies.

14AndAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardH8085thathisbrotherH251wastakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617;andheledouthistrained[servants],borninhishouseH1004,threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredH3967andeighteen,andpursuedH7291[them]asfarasDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15AndhedividedH2505himselfagainstthembynightלַ֛יְלָהLay.lahH3915,heandhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,andsmotethem,andpursuedH7291themasfarasHobah,whichistotheleftofDamascusלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃le.da.Ma.sekH1834.

16AndhebroughtH7725backH7725allthepropertyH7399,andbroughtH7725againhisbrotherH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876andhispropertyH7399,andthewomenH802alsoH1571,andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17AndthekingH4428ofSodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467wentH3318outtomeethimafterhehadreturnedשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725fromsmitingChedorlaomer,andthekingsH4428thatwerewithhim,intothevalleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010ofShavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740,whichistheking'svalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010.

18AndMelchisedeckingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSalemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004broughtH3318outbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196.Andhewaspriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548oftheMostHighGodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410.

19AndheblessedH1288him,andsaidH559,BlessedH1288beAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87oftheMost HighGodלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410,possessorofheavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

20AndblessedH1288betheMost HighGodאֵ֣ל'elH410,whohasdeliveredthine enemiesintothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.AndhegaveH5414himthetenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643ofall.

21Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467saidH559toAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414methesoulsH5315,andtakeקַֽח־kach-H3947thepropertyH7399forthyself.

22AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87saidH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467,IhaveliftedH7311upmyhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027toJehovah,theMostHighH7311Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,possessorofheavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

23iffromathreadמִחוּט֙mi.ChutH2339eventoasandal-thong, yes,ifofallthatisthine,Itakeאֶקַּ֖ח'e.KachH3947[anything]...;thatthou mayestnotsayתֹאמַ֔רto.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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