Revised Version 1895

Genesis 14

1And itcameH1961topassH1961in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofAmraphelאַמְרָפֶ֣ל'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152,Ariochאַרְי֖וֹךְ'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEllasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495,Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofElamעֵילָ֔ם'ei.LamH5867, andTidalוְתִדְעָ֖לve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGoiimגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471,

2that theymadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421withBeraבֶּ֙רַע֙be.ra'H1298kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSodomסְדֹ֔םse.DomH5467, and withBirshaבִּרְשַׁ֖עbir.Sha'H1306kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017,Shinabשִׁנְאָ֣ב׀shin.'AvH8134kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAdmahאַדְמָ֗ה'ad.MahH126, andShemeberוְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ve.shem.'E.verH8038kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofZeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.YimH6636, and thekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofBelaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(thesameהִיא־hi'-H1931isZoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820).

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428joinedH2266togetherחָֽבְר֔וּcha.ve.RuH2266in the vale ofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּ֑יםha.si.DimH7708(thesameה֖וּאhu'H1931is theSaltהַמֶּֽלַח׃ha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֥םyamH3220).

4TwelveH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141theyservedעָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.DuH5647Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540, and in the thirteenthyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141theyrebelledמָרָֽדוּ׃ma.Ra.duH4775.

5And in the fourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141cameבָּ֣אba'H935Chedorlaomerכְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶרkhe.da.re.la.'O.merH3540, and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that were with him, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221theRephaimרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7497inAshteroth-karnaimH6255, and theZuzimהַזּוּזִ֖יםha.zu.ZimH2104inHamבְּהָ֑םbe.HamH1990, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

6and theHoritesהַחֹרִ֖יha.cho.RiH2752in theirmountבְּהַרְרָ֣םbe.ha.RamH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165, untoEl-paranH364,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is by thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

7And theyreturnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725, andcameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toEn-mishpatH5880(thesameהִ֣ואhi'H1931isKadeshקָדֵ֔שׁka.DeshH6946), andsmoteוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605thecountryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of theAmalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יha.'a.ma.lei.KiH6003, and also theAmoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427inHazazon-tamarH2688.

8And therewentH3318outH3318thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֜םse.DomH5467, and thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֗ה'a.mo.RahH6017, and thekingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofAdmahאַדְמָה֙'ad.MahH126, and thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofZeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze.vo.yimH6636, and thekingוּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofBelaבֶּ֖לַעBe.la'H1106(thesameהִוא־hi'-H1931isZoarצֹ֑עַרTzo.'arH6820); and theysetH3318thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421againstאִתָּם֙'i.TamH854them in the vale ofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּֽים׃ha.si.DimH7708;

9againstאֵ֣ת'etH854Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofElamעֵילָ֗ם'ei.LamH5867, andTidalוְתִדְעָל֙ve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGoiimגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, andAmraphelוְאַמְרָפֶל֙ve.'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152, andAriochוְאַרְי֖וֹךְve.'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEllasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495;fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428againstאֶת־'et-H854thefiveהַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ha.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

10NowH7604the vale ofSiddimהַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.DimH7708was full of slimepitsH875; and thekingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017fledוַיָּנֻ֛סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, and theyfellוַיִּפְּלוּ־vai.yi.pe.lu-H5307there, and they thatremainedH7604fledנָּֽסוּ׃Na.suH5127to themountainהֶ֥רָהHe.rahH2022.

11And theytookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947allH3605thegoodsרְכֻ֨שׁre.KhushH7399ofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017, andallH3605their victuals, and went theirwayH3605.

12And theytookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Lotל֧וֹטLotH3876,Abram’sאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87brother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, whodweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inSodomבִּסְדֹֽם׃bis.DomH5467, and hisgoodsרְכֻשׁ֛וֹre.khu.ShoH7399, and departed.

13And therecameH935one that had escaped, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Abramלְאַבְרָ֣םle.'av.RamH87theHebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680:nowH935hedweltשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.KhenH7931by theoaksבְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436ofMamreמַמְרֵ֣אmam.Re'H4471theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251ofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל֙'esh.KolH812, andbrotherוַאֲחִ֣יva.'a.ChiH251ofAnerעָנֵ֔ר'a.NerH6063; andtheseוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992were confederate withAbramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87.

14And whenAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardH8085that hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251wastakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617, heledH7617forthH8085histrainedH2593menH2593,bornיְלִידֵ֣יye.li.DeiH3211in hishouseבֵית֗וֹvei.ToH1004,threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967andeighteenעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240, andpursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.DofH7291asfarעַד־'ad-H5704asDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15And hedividedוַיֵּחָלֵ֨קvai.ye.cha.LekH2505himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931againstעֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀'a.lei.HemH5921them bynightלַ֛יְלָהLay.lahH3915, he and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֑םvai.ya.KemH5221them, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙vai.yir.de.FemH7291them untoHobahחוֹבָ֔הcho.VahH2327,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is on theleftH8040handH8040ofDamascusלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃le.da.Ma.sekH1834.

16And hebroughtH7725backH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605thegoodsהָרְכֻ֑שׁha.re.KhushH7399, and alsobroughtH7725againH7725hisbrotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876, and hisgoodsוּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙u.re.khu.ShoH7399, and thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802also, and thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467wentH3318outH3318tomeetH7125him,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310hisreturnשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725from theslaughterמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221ofChedorlaomerכְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶרKedor-la.'ֹo.merH3540and thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that were with him, at the vale ofShavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740(thesameה֖וּאhu'H1931is theKing’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Vale).

18AndMelchizedekH4442kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSalemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004broughtH3318forthH3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196: and he waspriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548ofGodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410MostH4428High.

19And heblessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87ofGodלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410Most High,possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069ofheavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776:

20andblessedוּבָרוּךְ֙u.va.ruKhH1288beGodאֵ֣ל'elH410Most High,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hathdeliveredH5414thine enemiesintoH3027thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027. And hegaveH5414him atenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643ofallמִכֹּֽל׃mi.KolH3605.

21And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413thepersonsהַנֶּ֔פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315, andtakeקַֽח־kach-H3947thegoodsוְהָרְכֻ֖שׁve.ha.re.KhushH7399to thyself.

22AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467, I haveliftH7311upH7311minehandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410MostH4428HighH7311,possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069ofheavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

23that I willnotH3808takeאֶקַּ֖ח'e.KachH3947athreadמִחוּט֙mi.ChutH2339norH3808a shoelatchetnorH3808aught that is thine, lest thou shouldestsayתֹאמַ֔רto.MarH559, I havemadeH6238Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87richהֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּיhe.'e.Shar.tiH6238:

24saveonlyרַ֚קrakH7535thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH376haveeatenאָֽכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398, and theportionוְחֵ֙לֶק֙ve.Che.lekH2506of themenH376whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wentH1980withmeH3947;Anerעָנֵר֙'a.NerH6063,Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל'esh.KolH812, andMamreוּמַמְרֵ֔אu.mam.Re'H4471,letH1980themtakeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947theirportionחֶלְקָֽם׃ סchel.KamH2506.

Commentaries on Genesis 14

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