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Genesis 14:2-8

2That thesemadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421withH854Beraבֶּ֙רַע֙be.ra'H1298kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467,and with Birshaבִּרְשַׁ֖עbir.Sha'H1306kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017,Shinabשִׁנְאָ֣ב׀shin.'AvH8134kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Admahאַדְמָ֗ה'ad.MahH126,and Shemeberוְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ve.shem.'E.verH8038kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.YimH6636,and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Belaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106,which isהִיא־hi'-H1931Zoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.
3All these were joined togetherחָֽבְר֔וּcha.ve.RuH2266in the valeעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִּׂדִּ֑יםha.si.DimH7708,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931is the saltהַמֶּֽלַח׃ha.Me.lachH4417seaיָ֥םyamH3220.
4Twelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141they servedעָבְד֖וּ אֶת־'a.ve.Du 'et-H853H5647Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540,and in the thirteenthוּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.she.losh- 'es.RehH6240H7969yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141they rebelledמָרָֽדוּ׃ma.Ra.duH4775.
5And in the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141cameבָּ֣אba'H935Chedorlaomerכְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶרkhe.da.re.la.'O.merH3540,and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that werewith him, and smoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Rephaimsרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7497in Ashteroth KarnaimH6255,and the Zuzimsהַזּוּזִ֖יםha.zu.ZimH2104in Hamבְּהָ֑םbe.HamH1990,and the Emimsהָֽאֵימִ֔יםha.'ei.MimH368in Shaveh KiriathaimH7741,
6And the Horitesהַחֹרִ֖יha.cho.RiH2752in their mountH2042Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165,unto El–paranH364, which isbyעַל־'al-H5921the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.
7And they returnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725,and cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413En–mishpatH5880, which isKadeshקָדֵ֔שׁka.DeshH6946,and smoteוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221all the countryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יha.'a.ma.lei.KiH6003,and also the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,that dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Hazezon–tamarH2688.
8And there went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֜םse.DomH5467,and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֗ה'a.mo.RahH6017,and the kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Admahאַדְמָה֙'ad.MahH126,and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Zeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.yimH6636,and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Belaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(the sameהִוא־hi'-H1931isZoarצֹ֑עַרTzo.'arH6820;)and they joinedוַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421with them in the valeבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִּׂדִּֽים׃ha.si.DimH7708;
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