14:1 And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of ①Goiim,
▷ ①Or nations
14:2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
14:3 All these kings ①came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
▷ ①Lit joined together
14:4 For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
14:5 And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and ①defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in ②Shaveh-kiriathaim,
▷ ①Lit struck ②Or the plain of Kiriathaim
14:6 and the Horites on their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
14:7 Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and ①conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
▷ ①Lit struck
14:8 And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they lined up for battle against them in the Valley of Siddim,
14:9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of ①Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
▷ ①Or nations
14:10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell ①into them. But those who survived fled to the hill country.
▷ ①Lit there
14:11 Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.
14:12 They also took Lot, Abram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom.
14:13 Then ①a survivor came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was residing by the ②oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and they were ③allies with Abram.
▷ ①Lit the ②Or terebinths ③Lit possessors of the covenant
14:14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he ①led out his trained men, born in his house, numbering 318, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
▷ ①Or mustered
14:15 Then he divided ①his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and ②defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ③north of Damascus.
▷ ①Lit himself ②Lit struck ③Lit on the left
14:16 He brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the other people.
14:17 Then after his return from the ①defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
▷ ①Lit striking
14:18 And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of ①God Most High.
▷ ①Heb El Elyon
14:19 And he blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of ①God Most High,
②Possessor of heaven and earth;
▷ ①Heb El Elyon ②Or Creator
14:20 And blessed be ①God Most High,
Who has handed over your enemies to you.” And he gave him a tenth of everything.
▷ ①Heb El Elyon
14:21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the ①people to me and take the possessions for yourself.”
▷ ①Lit soul
14:22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have ①sworn to the LORD ②God Most High, ③Possessor of heaven and earth,
▷ ①Lit lifted up my hand ②Heb El Elyon ③Or Creator
14:23 that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you do not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
14:24 ①I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”
▷ ①Lit Not to me except