New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 14:13-20

13Thena fugitiveהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Abramלְאַבְרָ֣םle.'av.RamH87theHebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680. Now he waslivingשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.KhenH7931by theoaksבְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436of Mamreמַמְרֵ֣אmam.Re'H4471the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל֙'esh.KolH812and brotherוַאֲחִ֣יva.'a.ChiH251of Anerעָנֵ֔ר'a.NerH6063,and theseוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992werealliesבַּעֲלֵ֥י בְרִית־ba.'a.Lei ve.rit-H1167 H1285with Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87.

14When Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that hisrelativeאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251had been takenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617, heledH7385out his trainedH2593menH2593,bornיְלִידֵ֣יye.li.DeiH3211in his houseבֵית֗וֹvei.ToH1004,threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967and eighteenשְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240,and wentH7291in pursuitH7291as farעַד־'ad-H5704asDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15He dividedוַיֵּחָלֵ֨קvai.ye.cha.LekH2505his forces againstעֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀'a.lei.HemH5921them by nightלַ֛יְלָהLay.lahH3915,he and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, anddefeatedוַיַּכֵּ֑םvai.ya.KemH5221them, and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙vai.yir.de.FemH7291them as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Hobahחוֹבָ֔הcho.VahH2327,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isnorthמִשְּׂמֹ֖אלmi.se.MolH8040ofDamascusלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃le.da.Ma.sekH1834.

16HebroughtH7725backוַיָּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodsהָרְכֻ֑שׁha.re.KhushH7399,and alsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571broughtH7725backהֵשִׁ֔יבhe.ShivH7725hisrelativeאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876with his possessionsוּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙u.re.khu.ShoH7399,and alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571the womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802,and the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17Then afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310his returnשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725from thedefeatמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221of Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶרKedor-la.'ֹo.merH3540and the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him,the kingהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428of Sodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֒lik.ra.ToH7122him at the valleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010of Shavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740(that is,the King’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010).

18AndMelchizedekH4442kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Salemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004broughtהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318outbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196; now he was apriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548ofGodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945.

19He blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87ofGodH430Mostעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945,Possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776;

20And blessedוּבָרוּךְ֙u.va.ruKhH1288beGodH430Mostעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has deliveredמִגֵּ֥ןmi.GenH4042your enemiesצָרֶ֖יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.”He gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him a tenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of allמִכֹּֽל׃mi.KolH3605.

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