New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 14:7-17

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.

11Then they tookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodsרְכֻ֨שׁre.KhushH7399of Sodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017and allכָּל־kol-H3605their foodאָכְלָ֖ם'a.khe.LamH400supplyH400,and departedוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃vai.ye.Le.khuH1980.

12They also tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Lotל֧וֹטLotH3876,Abram’sאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87nephewבֶּן־ אֲחִ֥יben- 'a.ChiH1121 H251,and his possessionsרְכֻשׁ֛וֹre.khu.ShoH7399and departedוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980,for he was livingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Sodomבִּסְדֹֽם׃bis.DomH5467.

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).

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