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Genesis 14:7-17

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).

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