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Genesis 14:13-24

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.

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