God’s Word Translation
Genesis 14:5
5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Genesis 14:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
- New International Version (NIV)In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Context of Genesis 14:5
3The five kings joined forces and met in the valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea). 4For 12 years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, going as far as El Paran on the edge of the desert. 7On their way back, they came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites and also the Amorites who were living at Hazazon Tamar.
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וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה בָּ֣א כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיַּכּ֤וּ אֶת־רְפָאִים֙ בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת קַרְנַ֔יִם וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִ֖ים בְּהָ֑ם וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֵימִ֔ים בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And in the fourteenthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- And in the fourteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- Chedorlaomerכְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶרkedorlâ‛ômer · ChedorlaomerH3540
- and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- with him, and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- the Rephaimsרְפָאִיםrâphâ' râphâh · RephaimH7497
- in Ashteroth Karnaimעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם‛ashterôth qarnayim · Ashteroth-karnaimH6255
- and the Zuzimsזוּזִיםzûzîym · ZuzimH2104
- in Hamהָ֑םhâm · HamH1990
- and the Emimsאֵימִים'êymîym · EmimH368
- in Shaveh Kiriathaimשָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִםshâvêh qiryâthayim · Shaveh-kiriathaimH7741
Cross-references for Genesis 14:5
- Genesis 15:20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
- Deuteronomy 3:11(Of the Rephaim only King Og of Bashan was left. His bed was made of iron and was more than 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
- 2 Samuel 5:18The Philistines had come and overrun the valley of Rephaim.
- 2 Samuel 23:13At harvest time three of the thirty leading men came to David at the cave of Adullam when a troop from the Philistine army was camping in the valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Chronicles 11:15Once three of the thirty leading men went down to David’s rock at the cave of Adullam when the army of the Philistines was camping in the valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Chronicles 14:9The Philistines had come and raided the valley of Rephaim.
- Isaiah 17:5That time will be like harvesting bundles of grain by the armful. It will be like gathering grain in the Rephaim Valley.
- Deuteronomy 1:4This was after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.
- Joshua 12:4The territory of King Og of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei was captured. He was the last of the Rephaim.
- Joshua 13:12(the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan). Og ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. He was the last of the Rephaim. Moses had defeated them and forced them out.
- Deuteronomy 2:20This land was thought of as the land of the Rephaim who used to live there, but the Ammonites called them Zamzummim.
- 1 Chronicles 4:40They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there.
- Psalms 78:51He slaughtered every firstborn in Egypt, the ones born in the tents of Ham when their fathers were young.
- Psalms 105:23Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
- Psalms 106:22miracles in the land of Ham, and terrifying things at the Red Sea.
- Deuteronomy 2:10The Emites used to live there. These people were as strong, as numerous, and as tall as the people of Anak.
Commentaries on Genesis 14:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Rephaims - A people of Canaan: Genesis 15:20. Ashteroth - A city of Basan, where Og afterwards reigned; Joshua 13:31. Zuzims - Nowhere else spoken of, unless they were the same with the Zamzummims, Deuteronomy 2:20, as some imagine. Emims - A people great and many in the days of Moses, and tall as the Anakim. They dwelt among the Moabites, by whom they were reputed giants; Deuteronomy 2:10, Deuteronomy 2:11. Shaveh Kiriathaim - Rather, as the margin, the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-24Verses 1-24 - Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14. אלסר 'elāsār Ellasar (related: unknown) is identified with Larsa or Larancha, the ́ Larissa or ́ Larachōn of the Greeks, now Senkereh, a town of lower Babylonia, between Mugheir (Ur) and Warka (Erek) on the left bank of the Frat. כדרלעמר kedārlā‛omer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5This was Chedorlaomer’s war. Under the feudal system of tribal affiliations, those in covenant with him had to fight. It was also Abram’s battle to rescue Lot, and those under treaty with him had to accompany him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And it came to pass--This chapter presents Abram in the unexpected character of a warrior. The occasion was this: The king of Sodom and the kings of the adjoining cities, after having been tributaries for twelve years to the king of Elam, combined to throw off his yoke. To chastise their rebellion, as he deemed it, Chedorlaomer, with the aid of three allies, invaded the territories of the refractory princes, defeated them in a pitched battle where the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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