Revised Version 1895

Genesis 14:13-24

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.

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