Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 14:13-16

13And there cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935one that had escapedהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Abramלְאַבְרָ֣םle.'av.RamH87the Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680;for he dweltשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.KhenH7931in the plainבְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436of Mamreמַמְרֵ֣אmam.Re'H4471the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל֙'esh.KolH812,and brotherוַאֲחִ֣יva.'a.ChiH251of Anerעָנֵ֔ר'a.NerH6063: and these wereconfederateבַּעֲלֵ֥י בְרִית־ba.'a.Lei ve.rit-H1285 H1167with Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87.

14And when Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251was taken captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617,he armedוַיָּ֨רֶקvai.Ya.rekH7324his trainedחֲנִיכָ֜יוcha.ni.KhavH2593servants,bornיְלִידֵ֣יye.li.DeiH3211in his own houseבֵית֗וֹvei.ToH1004,threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967and eighteenשְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240,and pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.DofH7291themunto Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15And he dividedוַיֵּחָלֵ֨קvai.ye.cha.LekH2505himself against them, he and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,by nightלַ֛יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֑םvai.ya.KemH5221them, and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙vai.yir.de.FemH7291them unto Hobahחוֹבָ֔הcho.VahH2327, which ison the left handמִשְּׂמֹ֖אלmi.se.MolH8040of Damascusלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃le.da.Ma.sekH1834.

16And he brought backוַיָּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725all the goodsהָרְכֻ֑שׁha.re.KhushH7399,and also brought againהֵשִׁ֔יבhe.ShivH7725his brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876,and his goodsוּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙u.re.khu.ShoH7399,and the womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802also, and the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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