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Genesis 14:8-12

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;

9With Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Elamעֵילָ֗ם'ei.LamH5867,and with Tidalוְתִדְעָל֙ve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,and Amraphelוְאַמְרָפֶל֙ve.'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152,and Ariochוְאַרְי֖וֹךְve.'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Ellasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495;fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428with fiveהַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ha.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

10And the valeוְעֵ֣מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.DimH7708was full ofבֶּֽאֱרֹ֤תbe.'e.RotH875slimepitsבֶּאֱרֹת֙ חֵמָ֔רbe.'e.Rot che.MarH2564 H875;and the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017fledוַיָּנֻ֛סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,and fellוַיִּפְּלוּ־vai.yi.pe.lu-H5307there; and they that remainedוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604fledנָּֽסוּ׃Na.suH5127to the mountainהֶ֥רָהHe.rahH2022.

11And they tookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947all the goodsרְכֻ֨שׁre.KhushH7399of Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017,and all their victualsאָכְלָ֖ם'a.khe.LamH400,and went their wayH3212.

12And they tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Lotל֧וֹטLotH3876,Abram’sאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87brother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,who dweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Sodomבִּסְדֹֽם׃bis.DomH5467,and his goodsרְכֻשׁ֛וֹre.khu.ShoH7399,and departedH3212.

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