Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 14

1And it came to pass in 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.lekhH4428ofnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471;

2That thesemadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421withH854Beraבֶּ֙רַע֙be.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, whichisהִיא־hi'-H1931Zoarצֹֽעַר׃Tzo.'arH6820.

3All these were joinedtogetherחָֽבְר֔וּcha.ve.RuH2266in thevaleעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010ofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּ֑יםha.si.DimH7708,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931is thesaltהַמֶּֽלַח׃ha.Me.lachH4417seaיָ֥םyamH3220.

4Twelveשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141theyservedעָבְד֖וּ אֶת־'a.ve.Du 'et-H5647 H853Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540, and in thethirteenthוּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.she.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141theyrebelledמָרָֽדוּ׃ma.Ra.duH4775.

5And in thefourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH6240 H702yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141cameבָּ֣אba'H935Chedorlaomerכְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶרkhe.da.re.la.'O.merH3540, and thekingsוְהַמְּלָכִים֙ve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that were with him, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221theRephaimsרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7497in AshterothKarnaimH6255, and theZuzimsהַזּוּזִ֖יםha.zu.ZimH2104inHamבְּהָ֑םbe.HamH1990, and theEmimsהָֽאֵימִ֔יםha.'ei.MimH368in ShavehKiriathaimH7741,

6And theHoritesהַחֹרִ֖יha.cho.RiH2752in theirmountH2042Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165, toElparanH364, which isbyעַל־'al-H5921thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

7And theyreturnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725, andcameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413EnmishpatH5880, which isKadeshקָדֵ֔שׁka.DeshH6946, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221all thecountryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of theAmalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יha.'a.ma.lei.KiH6003, and also theAmoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427inHazezontamarH2688.

8And there wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־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 theyjoinedוַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421with them in thevaleבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofSiddimהַשִּׂדִּֽים׃ha.si.DimH7708;

9WithChedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶרke.da.re.la.'O.merH3540thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofElamעֵילָ֗ם'ei.LamH5867, and withTidalוְתִדְעָל֙ve.tid.'AlH8413kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofnationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, andAmraphelוְאַמְרָפֶל֙ve.'am.ra.FelH569kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofShinarשִׁנְעָ֔רshin.'ArH8152, andAriochוְאַרְי֖וֹךְve.'ar.YokhH746kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEllasarאֶלָּסָ֑ר'e.la.SarH495;fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428withfiveהַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ha.cha.mi.ShahH2568.

10And thevaleוְעֵ֣מֶקve.'E.mekH6010ofSiddimהַשִׂדִּ֗יםha.si.DimH7708was full ofבֶּֽאֱרֹ֤תbe.'e.RotH875slimepitsבֶּאֱרֹת֙ חֵמָ֔רbe.'e.Rot che.MarH875 H2564; and thekingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֥םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֖הva.'a.mo.RahH6017fledוַיָּנֻ֛סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, andfellוַיִּפְּלוּ־vai.yi.pe.lu-H5307there; and they thatremainedוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604fledנָּֽסוּ׃Na.suH5127to themountainהֶ֥רָהHe.rahH2022.

11And theytookוַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuH3947all thegoodsרְכֻ֨שׁre.KhushH7399ofSodomסְדֹ֧םse.DomH5467andGomorrahוַעֲמֹרָ֛הva.'a.mo.RahH6017, and all theirfoodאָכְלָ֖ם'a.khe.LamH400, and went theirwayH3212.

12And theytookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Lotל֧וֹטLotH3876,Abram’sאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87brother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, whodweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inSodomבִּסְדֹֽם׃bis.DomH5467, and hisgoodsרְכֻשׁ֛וֹre.khu.ShoH7399, anddepartedH3212.

13And therecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935one that hadescapedהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Abramלְאַבְרָ֣םle.'av.RamH87theHebrewהָעִבְרִ֑יha.'iv.RiH5680; for hedweltשֹׁכֵ֨ןsho.KhenH7931in theplainבְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436ofMamreמַמְרֵ֣אmam.Re'H4471theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251ofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל֙'esh.KolH812, andbrotherוַאֲחִ֣יva.'a.ChiH251ofAnerעָנֵ֔ר'a.NerH6063: and these wereconfederateבַּעֲלֵ֥י בְרִית־ba.'a.Lei ve.rit-H1167 H1285withAbramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87.

14And whenAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251was takencaptiveנִשְׁבָּ֖הnish.BahH7617, hearmedוַיָּ֨רֶקvai.Ya.rekH7324histrainedחֲנִיכָ֜יוcha.ni.KhavH2593servants,bornיְלִידֵ֣יye.li.DeiH3211in his ownhouseבֵית֗וֹvei.ToH1004,threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967andeighteenשְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083, andpursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.DofH7291them toDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

15And hedividedוַיֵּחָלֵ֨קvai.ye.cha.LekH2505his men against them, he and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, bynightלַ֛יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֑םvai.ya.KemH5221them, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙vai.yir.de.FemH7291them toHobahחוֹבָ֔הcho.VahH2327, which is on the lefthandמִשְּׂמֹ֖אלmi.se.MolH8040ofDamascusלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃le.da.Ma.sekH1834.

16And he broughtbackוַיָּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725all thegoodsהָרְכֻ֑שׁha.re.KhushH7399, and also broughtagainהֵשִׁ֔יבhe.ShivH7725hisbrotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876, and hisgoodsוּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙u.re.khu.ShoH7399, and thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802also, and thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125himafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310hisreturnשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725from theslaughterמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221ofChedorlaomerכְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶרKedor-la.'ֹo.merH3540, and of thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that were with him, at thevalleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010ofShavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931is theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428daleעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010.

18AndMelchizedekH4442kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSalemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004broughtforthהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196: and he was thepriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of the mosthighעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945Godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410.

19And heblessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87of the mosthighעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945Godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410,possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069ofheavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776:

20Andblessedוּבָרוּךְ֙u.va.ruKhH1288be the mosthighעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, who hathdeliveredמִגֵּ֥ןmi.GenH4042thyenemiesצָרֶ֖יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862into thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027. And hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himtithesמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of all.

21And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414me thepersonsהַנֶּ֔פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315, andtakeקַֽח־kach-H3947thegoodsוְהָרְכֻ֖שׁve.ha.re.KhushH7399to thyself.

22AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467, I haveliftedהֲרִימֹ֨תִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311myhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, the mosthighעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, thepossessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069ofheavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andearthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

23That I willnotאִם־'im-H518take from athreadמִחוּט֙mi.ChutH2339even to ashoelatchetשְׂרֽוֹךְ־ נַ֔עַלse.rokh- Na.'alH5275 H8288, and that I willnotוְאִם־ve.'im-H518takeאֶקַּ֖ח'e.KachH3947any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldestsayתֹאמַ֔רto.MarH559, I havemadeH6238Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87richהֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּיhe.'e.Shar.tiH6238:

24Exceptבִּלְעָדַ֗יbil.'a.DaiH1107only thatwhichH834the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288haveeatenאָֽכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398, and theportionוְחֵ֙לֶק֙ve.Che.lekH2506of themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whowentהָלְכ֖וּhal.KhuH1980withאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854me,Anerעָנֵר֙'a.NerH6063,Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל'esh.KolH812, andMamreוּמַמְרֵ֔אu.mam.Re'H4471; letthemהֵ֖םhemH1992takeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947theirportionחֶלְקָֽם׃ סchel.KamH2506.

Commentaries on Genesis 14

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