New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 14:2-10

2thatthey madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421with Beraבֶּ֙רַע֙be.ra'H1298kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467,and with Birshaבִּרְשַׁ֖עbir.Sha'H1306kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017,Shinabשִׁנְאָ֣ב׀shin.'AvH8134kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAdmahאַדְמָ֗ה'ad.MahH126,and Shemeberוְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ve.shem.'E.verH8038kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofZeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.YimH6636,and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Belaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(that is,Zoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820).

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428cameH2266as alliesH2266tothe valleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִּׂדִּ֑יםha.si.DimH7708(that is,the Saltהַמֶּֽלַח׃ha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֥םyamH3220).

4Twelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141they had servedעָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.DuH5647Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540,but the thirteenthוּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.she.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141they rebelledמָרָֽדוּ׃ma.Ra.duH4775.

5In the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702 H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141Chedorlaomerכְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶרkhe.da.re.la.'O.merH3540and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that were with him, cameבָּ֣אba'H935anddefeatedוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221theRephaimרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7497inAshteroth-karnaimH6255and the Zuzimהַזּוּזִ֖יםha.zu.ZimH2104in Hamבְּהָ֑םbe.HamH1990and the Emimהָֽאֵימִ֔יםha.'ei.MimH368inShaveh-kiriathaimH7741,

6and theHoritesהַחֹרִ֖יha.cho.RiH2752in their Mountבְּהַרְרָ֣םbe.ha.RamH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165,as farעַ֚ד'adH5704asEl-paranH364,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is by the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

7Then they turnedH7725backוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725and cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to En-mishpatH5880(that is,Kadeshקָדֵ֔שׁka.DeshH6946), andconqueredוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the countryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יha.'a.ma.lei.KiH6003,and alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427inHazazon-tamarH2688.

8And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֜םse.DomH5467and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֗ה'a.mo.RahH6017and the kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Admahאַדְמָה֙'ad.MahH126and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Zeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.yimH6636and the kingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Belaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(that is, Zoarצֹ֑עַרTzo.'arH6820)cameוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out; and they arrayedוַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421againstאִתָּם֙'i.TamH854them inthe valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִּׂדִּֽים׃ha.si.DimH7708,

9againstאֵ֣ת'etH854Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Elamעֵילָ֗ם'ei.LamH5867and Tidalוְתִדְעָל֙ve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGoiimH1472and Amraphelוְאַמְרָפֶל֙ve.'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152and Ariochוְאַרְי֖וֹךְve.'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Ellasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495--fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428againstאֶת־'et-H854fiveהַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ha.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

10Now the valleyוְעֵ֣מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Siddimהַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.DimH7708was full of tarחֵמָ֔רche.MarH2564pitsH875; andthe kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017fledוַיָּנֻ֛סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,and they fellוַיִּפְּלוּ־vai.yi.pe.lu-H5307into them. But those who survivedוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604fledנָּֽסוּ׃Na.suH5127to thehillהֶ֥רָהHe.rahH2022countryH2022.

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