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Genesis 14:7-17

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.

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