Genesis 14

Four kings from the east wage war against five kings of the Dead Sea cities, capturing Lot; Avram defeats them, rescues Lot, meets Malki-Tzedek king of Shalem who blesses him, and refuses spoil from the king of Sedom to credit YHWH alone.[2][3][6]

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Verse 2
made war they did war armed conflict (direct object marker) object-marker Bera Beraʿ Bera king king of Sodom Sedom Sedom and (direct object marker) and marked-object Birsha In-Wickedness Biresha king king of Gomorrah Gomorrah-Heap Amorah Shinab Change-Father Shineav king king of Admah Admah Ademah and Shemeber and Shemêber and Shemeever king king of Zeboiim Gazelles Tsevoim Zeboiim Gazelles Tsevoim and king and king of Bela Belaʿ Bela which is she Zoar Smallness Tsoar
עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu made war they did HVqp3cp מִלְחָמָ֗ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war armed conflict HNcfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HR בֶּ֨רַע֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤏 bera Bera Beraʿ Bera HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc סְדֹ֔ם 𐤎𐤃𐤌 sedom Sodom Sedom Sedom HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and (direct object marker) and marked-object HC/R בִּרְשַׁ֖ע 𐤁𐤓𐤔𐤏 biresha Birsha In-Wickedness Biresha HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of HNcmsc עֲמֹרָ֑ה 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤄 amorah Gomorrah Gomorrah-Heap Amorah HNp שִׁנְאָ֣ב 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤁 shineav Shinab Change-Father Shineav HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-3 king king of HNcmsc אַדְמָ֗ה 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 ademah Admah Admah Ademah HNp וְ/שֶׁמְאֵ֨בֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤁𐤓 veshemeever and Shemeber and Shemêber and Shemeever HC/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-4 king king of HNcmsc צביים 𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤉𐤌 tsvyym Zeboiim Gazelles Tsevoim HNp צְבוֹיִ֔ים 𐤑𐤁𐤅𐤉𐤉𐤌 tsevoyim Zeboiim Gazelles Tsevoim HNp וּ/מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 umelekhe and king and king of HC/Ncmsc בֶּ֖לַע 𐤁𐤋𐤏 bela Bela Belaʿ Bela HNp הִיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi which is she HPp3fs צֹֽעַר 𐤑𐤏𐤓 tsoar Zoar Smallness Tsoar HNp
Verse 5
in the four and in four tenth -esreh teen-suffix year year-cycle came he came Chedorlaomer Kedorlaomer Kedrelaomer and the kings and the kings who that-which with him with him and defeated and they struck [direct object marker] object-marker the Rephaim Rephaim-giants Refaim in Ashteroth in Ashtaroth-of-Two-Horns in Asheterot Qarenayim Karnaim Ashtaroth-of-the-Two-Horns Asheterot Qarenayim and and object-marker the Zuzim the Zuzim the Zuzim in Ham in Ham in Ham and and object-marker the Emim the Terror-Ones the Eymim in Shaveh in Shaveh Plain in Shaveh Kiriathaim Two Cities Qireyatayim
וּ/בְ/אַרְבַּע֩ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 uveareba in the four and in four HC/R/Acfsa עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh tenth -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa שָׁנָ֜ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah year year-cycle HNcfsa בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba came he came HVqp3ms כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר 𐤊𐤃𐤓𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤓 khedarelaomer Chedorlaomer Kedorlaomer Kedrelaomer HNp וְ/הַ/מְּלָכִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 vehamelakhim and the kings and the kings HC/Td/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr אִתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יַּכּ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and defeated and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo רְפָאִים֙ 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌 refaim the Rephaim Rephaim-giants Refaim HNgmsa בְּ/עַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 beasheterot in Ashteroth in Ashtaroth-of-Two-Horns in Asheterot Qarenayim HR/Np קַרְנַ֔יִם 𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 qarenayim Karnaim Ashtaroth-of-the-Two-Horns Asheterot Qarenayim HNgmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To הַ/זּוּזִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤆𐤅𐤆𐤉𐤌 hazuzim the Zuzim the Zuzim the Zuzim HTd/Ngmsa בְּ/הָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 beham in Ham in Ham in Ham HR/Np וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To הָֽ/אֵימִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 haeymim the Emim the Terror-Ones the Eymim HTd/Ngmsa בְּ/שָׁוֵ֖ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤄 beshaveh in Shaveh in Shaveh Plain in Shaveh HR/Np קִרְיָתָֽיִם 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤌 qireyatayim Kiriathaim Two Cities Qireyatayim HNp
Verse 7
And they returned and they turned back and they came they came to toward En Spring of Judgment Eyn Mishepat mishpat Spring of Judgment Eyn Mishepat which is she Kadesh Set-Apart Place Qadesh and they struck and they struck — object-marker all entirety of country open field of of the Amalekites the Amalekite descendant the Amaleqi and also and also — object-marker the Amorites the Amorite the Emori who dwelt the one dwelling in Hazezon in Date-Palm Enclosure in Chatsetson Tamar tamar Date-palm enclosure Chatsetson Tamar
וַ֠/יָּשֻׁבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu And they returned and they turned back HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּבֹ֜אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עֵ֤ין 𐤏𐤉𐤍 eyn En Spring of Judgment Eyn Mishepat HNp מִשְׁפָּט֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat mishpat Spring of Judgment Eyn Mishepat HNp הִ֣וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv which is she HPp3fs קָדֵ֔שׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qadesh Kadesh Set-Apart Place Qadesh HNp וַ/יַּכּ֕וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc שְׂדֵ֖ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh country open field of HNcmsc הָ/עֲמָלֵקִ֑י 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤉 haamaleqi of the Amalekites the Amalekite descendant the Amaleqi HTd/Ngmsa וְ/גַם֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo הָ֣/אֱמֹרִ֔י 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 haemori the Amorites the Amorite the Emori HTd/Ngmsa הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֖ב 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁 hayoshev who dwelt the one dwelling HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/חַֽצְצֹ֥ן 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤍 bechatsetson in Hazezon in Date-Palm Enclosure in Chatsetson Tamar HR/Np תָּמָֽר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar tamar Date-palm enclosure Chatsetson Tamar HNp
Verse 8
went out and he went out king king of of Sodom Sedom Sedom and the king and king of of Gomorrah Gomorrah-Heap Amorah and the king and king of of Admah Admah Ademah and the king and king of of Gazelles Tsevoim Zeboiim Gazelles Tsevoim and the king and king of of Bela Belaʿ Bela that is she Zoar Smallness Tsoar they arrayed and they arranged against them with them battle armed conflict in the valley in a deep valley of Siddim the Siddim Flats the Sidim
וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc סְדֹ֜ם 𐤎𐤃𐤌 sedom of Sodom Sedom Sedom HNp וּ/מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 umelekhe and the king and king of HC/Ncmsc עֲמֹרָ֗ה 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤄 amorah of Gomorrah Gomorrah-Heap Amorah HNp וּ/מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 umelekhe-2 and the king and king of HC/Ncmsc אַדְמָה֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 ademah of Admah Admah Ademah HNp וּ/מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 umelekhe-3 and the king and king of HC/Ncmsc צביים 𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤉𐤌 tsvyym of Gazelles Tsevoim HNp צְבוֹיִ֔ם 𐤑𐤁𐤅𐤉𐤌 tsevoyim Zeboiim Gazelles Tsevoim HNp וּ/מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 umelekhe-4 and the king and king of HC/Ncmsc בֶּ֖לַע 𐤁𐤋𐤏 bela of Bela Belaʿ Bela HNp הִוא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv that is she HPp3fs צֹ֑עַר 𐤑𐤏𐤓 tsoar Zoar Smallness Tsoar HNp וַ/יַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤅 vayaarekhu they arrayed and they arranged HC/Vqw3mp אִתָּ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 itam against them with them HR/Sp3mp מִלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah battle armed conflict HNcfsa בְּ/עֵ֖מֶק 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤒 beemeq in the valley in a deep valley HR/Ncmsc הַ/שִּׂדִּֽים 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 hasidim of Siddim the Siddim Flats the Sidim HTd/Np
Verse 9
with object-marker Chedorlaomer Kedorlaomer Kedrelaomer king king of of Elam Elam Eylam and Tidal and Tidal and Tideal king king of of nations people-groups Goy and Amraphel and Amraphel and Amerafel king king of of Shinar Shinʿar Shinear and Arioch and Arioch and Areyokhe king king of of Ellasar Ellasar Elasar four four kings kings against object-marker the five the five
אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR כְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶר 𐤊𐤃𐤓𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤓 kedarelaomer Chedorlaomer Kedorlaomer Kedrelaomer HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc עֵילָ֗ם 𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤌 eylam of Elam Elam Eylam HNp וְ/תִדְעָל֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤋 vetideal and Tidal and Tidal and Tideal HC/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of HNcmsc גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim of nations people-groups Goy HNp וְ/אַמְרָפֶל֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤋 veamerafel and Amraphel and Amraphel and Amerafel HC/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-3 king king of HNcmsc שִׁנְעָ֔ר 𐤔𐤍𐤏𐤓 shinear of Shinar Shinʿar Shinear HNp וְ/אַרְי֖וֹךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤊 veareyokhe and Arioch and Arioch and Areyokhe HC/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-4 king king of HNcmsc אֶלָּסָ֑ר 𐤀𐤋𐤎𐤓 elasar of Ellasar Ellasar Elasar HNp אַרְבָּעָ֥ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 arebaah four four HAcmsa מְלָכִ֖ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings kings HNcmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 against object-marker HR הַ/חֲמִשָּֽׁה 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 hachamishah the five the five HTd/Acmsa
Verse 13
came and he came the escapee the escapee and told and he made known to Abram to Exalted Father to Averam the Hebrew the crosser-over the Iveri and he and he was dwelling the one who dwells at the oaks of mighty oaks of Mamre Mamre Mamere the Amorite the Amorite the Emori brother of my brother Eshcol Cluster Eshekol and brother of and brother of Aner Aner Aner and they and they lords of possessors of covenant binding treaty of Abram Exalted Father Averam
וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo came and he came HC/Vqw3ms הַ/פָּלִ֔יט 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈 hapalit the escapee the escapee HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּגֵּ֖ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayaged and told and he made known HC/Vhw3ms לְ/אַבְרָ֣ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 leaveram to Abram to Exalted Father to Averam HR/Np הָ/עִבְרִ֑י 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉 haiveri the Hebrew the crosser-over the Iveri HTd/Ngmsa וְ/הוּא֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms שֹׁכֵ֨ן 𐤔𐤊𐤍 shokhen was dwelling the one who dwells HVqrmsa בְּ/אֵֽלֹנֵ֜י 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤍𐤉 beeloney at the oaks of mighty oaks of HR/Ncmpc מַמְרֵ֣א 𐤌𐤌𐤓𐤀 mamere Mamre Mamre Mamere HNp הָ/אֱמֹרִ֗י 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 haemori the Amorite the Amorite the Emori HTd/Ngmsa אֲחִ֤י 𐤀𐤇𐤉 achi brother of my brother HNcmsc אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤋 eshekol Eshcol Cluster Eshekol HNp וַ/אֲחִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉 vaachi and brother of and brother of HC/Ncmsc עָנֵ֔ר 𐤏𐤍𐤓 aner Aner Aner Aner HNp וְ/הֵ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they and they HC/Pp3mp בַּעֲלֵ֥י 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 baaley lords of possessors of HNcmpc בְרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 verit covenant binding treaty of HNcfsc אַבְרָֽם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp
Verse 14
heard and he heard Abram Exalted Father Averam that for/because had been taken captive was taken captive his brother his brother he armed and he emptied out — object-marker his trained men his initiated men born homeborn ones of in his house his built-house three eight hundred -teen or -teenth and and three eighteen hundreds and pursued and he pursued as far as up to Dan He-has-judged Dan
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִשְׁבָּ֖ה 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤄 nishebah had been taken captive was taken captive HVNp3ms אָחִ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּ֨רֶק 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤒 vayareq he armed and he emptied out HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo חֲנִיכָ֜י/ו 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤊𐤉/𐤅 chanikhayv his trained men his initiated men HNcmpc/Sp3ms יְלִידֵ֣י 𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤃𐤉 yelidey born homeborn ones of HNcmpc בֵית֗/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 veyto in his house his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms שְׁמֹנָ֤ה 𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄 shemonah three eight HAcmsa עָשָׂר֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar hundred -teen or -teenth HAcmsa וּ/שְׁלֹ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔 ushelosh and and three HC/Acfsa מֵא֔וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot eighteen hundreds HAcbpa וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֖ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐 vayiredof and pursued and he pursued HC/Vqw3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR דָּֽן 𐤃𐤍 dan Dan He-has-judged Dan HNp
Verse 17
went out and he went out king king of of Sodom Sedom Sedom to meet him to meet him after after, following his return his returning from the defeat from striking — object-marker Kedorlaomer Kedorlaomer Kedrelaomer and and object-marker the kings the kings who that-which with him with him to toward Valley deep-set valley of of Shaveh Shaveh the Level-Plain Shaveh that is he Valley deep-set valley of of the King the king
וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc סְדֹם֮ 𐤎𐤃𐤌 sedom of Sodom Sedom Sedom HNp לִ/קְרָאת/וֹ֒ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato to meet him to meet him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR שׁוּב֗/וֹ 𐤔𐤅𐤁/𐤅 shuvo his return his returning HVqc/Sp3ms מֵֽ/הַכּוֹת֙ 𐤌/𐤄𐤊𐤅𐤕 mehakot from the defeat from striking HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo כְּדָרלָעֹ֔מֶר 𐤊𐤃𐤓𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤓 kedarlaomer Kedorlaomer Kedorlaomer Kedrelaomer HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To הַ/מְּלָכִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamelakhim the kings the kings HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr אִתּ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עֵ֣מֶק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 emeq Valley deep-set valley of HNcmsc שָׁוֵ֔ה 𐤔𐤅𐤄 shaveh of Shaveh Shaveh the Level-Plain Shaveh HNp ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu that is he HPp3ms עֵ֥מֶק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 emeq-2 Valley deep-set valley of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the King the king HTd/Ncmsa
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