New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 14:13-20

13Thena survivorהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Abramלְאַבְרָ֣םle.'av.RamH87theHebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680.Now he was residingשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.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 theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992werealliesבַּעֲלֵ֥י בְרִית־ba.'a.Lei ve.rit-H1167 H1285with Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87.

14When Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thathis relativeאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251had been takenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617, heledH7385outH7385his trainedH2593menH2593,bornיְלִידֵ֣יye.li.DeiH3211in his houseבֵית֗וֹvei.ToH1004, numbering318שְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹתshe.mo.Nah 'a.Sar u.she.Losh me.'otH7969 H3967 H8083 H6240,and wentH7291inH7291pursuitH7291as farעַד־'ad-H5704asDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15Thenhe 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 possessionsהָרְכֻ֑שׁha.re.KhushH7399,and alsoוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571broughtH7725backהֵשִׁ֔יבhe.ShivH7725his relativeאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876with his possessionsוּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙u.re.khu.ShoH7399,and alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571the womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802, and the otherpeopleהָעָֽם׃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.DomH5467wentH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֒lik.ra.ToH7122him at the Valleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010of Shavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740(that is,the King’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010).

18AndMelchizedekH4442the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Salemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004broughtH3318outH3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196; now he was apriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548ofGodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945.

19And he 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 handedבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH4042 H3027overH4042your enemiesצָרֶ֖יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862to you.” Andhe gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him a tenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of everythingמִכֹּֽל׃mi.KolH3605.

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