1 And it came to pass in the days * h3117 of Amraphel * h569 king * h4428 of Shinar * h8152, Arioch * h746 king * h4428 of Ellasar * h495, Chedorlaomer * h3540 king * h4428 of Elam * h5867, and Tidal * h8413 king * h4428 of nations * h1471;
2 That these made * h6213 h8804 war * h4421 with * h854 Bera * h1298 king * h4428 of Sodom * h5467, and with Birsha * h1306 king * h4428 of Gomorrah * h6017, Shinab * h8134 king * h4428 of Admah * h126, and Shemeber * h8038 king * h4428 of Zeboiim * h6636, and the king * h4428 of Bela * h1106, which is * h1931 Zoar * h6820.
3 All these were joined together * h2266 h8804 in the vale * h6010 of Siddim * h7708, which * h1931 is the salt * h4417 sea * h3220.
4 Twelve * h6240 * h8147 years * h8141 they served * h5647 h8804 * h853 Chedorlaomer * h3540, and in the thirteenth * h7969 * h6240 year * h8141 they rebelled * h4775 h8804.
5 And in the fourteenth * h6240 * h702 year * h8141 came * h935 h8804 Chedorlaomer * h3540, and the kings * h4428 that were with him, and smote * h5221 h8686 the Rephaims * h7497 in Ashteroth Karnaim * h6255, and the Zuzims * h2104 in Ham * h1990, and the Emims * h368 in Shaveh Kiriathaim * h7741, Shaveh...: or, The plain of Kiriathaim
6 And the Horites * h2752 in their mount * h2042 Seir * h8165, unto Elparan * h364, which is by * h5921 the wilderness * h4057. Elparan: or, The plain of Paran
7 And they returned * h7725 h8799, and came * h935 h8799 to * h413 Enmishpat * h5880, which is Kadesh * h6946, and smote * h5221 h8686 all the country * h7704 of the Amalekites * h6003, and also the Amorites * h567, that dwelt * h3427 h8802 in Hazezontamar * h2688.
8 And there went out * h3318 h8799 the king * h4428 of Sodom * h5467, and the king * h4428 of Gomorrah * h6017, and the king * h4428 of Admah * h126, and the king * h4428 of Zeboiim * h6636, and the king * h4428 of Bela * h1106 (the same * h1931 is Zoar * h6820;) and they joined * h6186 h8799 battle * h4421 with them in the vale * h6010 of Siddim * h7708;
9 With Chedorlaomer * h3540 the king * h4428 of Elam * h5867, and with Tidal * h8413 king * h4428 of nations * h1471, and Amraphel * h569 king * h4428 of Shinar * h8152, and Arioch * h746 king * h4428 of Ellasar * h495; four * h702 kings * h4428 with five * h2568.
10 And the vale * h6010 of Siddim * h7708 was full of * h875 slimepits * h875 * h2564; and the kings * h4428 of Sodom * h5467 and Gomorrah * h6017 fled * h5127 h8799, and fell * h5307 h8799 there; and they that remained * h7604 h8737 fled * h5127 h8804 to the mountain * h2022.
11 And they took * h3947 h8799 all the goods * h7399 of Sodom * h5467 and Gomorrah * h6017, and all their victuals * h400, and went their way * h3212 h8799.
12 And they took * h3947 h8799 Lot * h3876, Abram's * h87 brother's * h251 son * h1121, who dwelt * h3427 h8802 in Sodom * h5467, and his goods * h7399, and departed * h3212 h8799.
13 And there came * h935 h8799 one that had escaped * h6412, and told * h5046 h8686 Abram * h87 the Hebrew * h5680; for he dwelt * h7931 h8802 in the plain * h436 of Mamre * h4471 the Amorite * h567, brother * h251 of Eshcol * h812, and brother * h251 of Aner * h6063: and these were confederate * h1167 * h1285 with Abram * h87. plain: Heb. plains
14 And when Abram * h87 heard * h8085 h8799 that his brother * h251 was taken captive * h7617 h8738, he armed * h7324 h8686 his trained * h2593 servants , born * h3211 in his own house * h1004, three * h7969 hundred * h3967 and eighteen * h6240 * h8083, and pursued * h7291 h8799 them unto Dan * h1835. armed: or, led forth trained: or, instructed
15 And he divided * h2505 h8735 himself against them, he and his servants * h5650, by night * h3915, and smote * h5221 h8686 them, and pursued * h7291 h8799 them unto Hobah * h2327, which is on the left hand * h8040 of Damascus * h1834.
16 And he brought back * h7725 h8686 all the goods * h7399, and also brought again * h7725 h8689 his brother * h251 Lot * h3876, and his goods * h7399, and the women * h802 also, and the people * h5971.
17 And the king * h4428 of Sodom * h5467 went out * h3318 h8799 to meet * h7125 h8800 him after * h310 his return * h7725 h8800 from the slaughter * h5221 h8687 of Chedorlaomer * h3540, and of the kings * h4428 that were with him, at the valley * h6010 of Shaveh * h7740, which * h1931 is the king's * h4428 dale * h6010.
18 And Melchizedek * h4442 king * h4428 of Salem * h8004 brought forth * h3318 h8689 bread * h3899 and wine * h3196: and he was the priest * h3548 of the most high * h5945 God * h410.
19 And he blessed * h1288 h8762 him, and said * h559 h8799, Blessed * h1288 h8803 be Abram * h87 of the most high * h5945 God * h410, possessor * h7069 h8802 of heaven * h8064 and earth * h776:
20 And blessed * h1288 h8803 be the most high * h5945 God * h410, which hath delivered * h4042 h8765 thine enemies * h6862 into thy hand * h3027. And he gave * h5414 h8799 him tithes * h4643 of all.
21 And the king * h4428 of Sodom * h5467 said * h559 h8799 unto Abram * h87, Give * h5414 h8798 me the persons * h5315, and take * h3947 h8798 the goods * h7399 to thyself. persons: Heb. souls
22 And Abram * h87 said * h559 h8799 to the king * h4428 of Sodom * h5467, I have lift up * h7311 h8689 mine hand * h3027 unto the LORD * h3068, the most high * h5945 God * h410, the possessor * h7069 h8802 of heaven * h8064 and earth * h776,
23 That I will not * h518 take from a thread * h2339 even to a shoelatchet * h5275 * h8288, and that I will not * h518 take * h3947 h8799 any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say * h559 h8799, I have made * h6238 Abram * h87 rich * h6238 h8689:
24 Save * h1107 only that which * h834 the young men * h5288 have eaten * h398 h8804, and the portion * h2506 of the men * h582 which went * h1980 h8804 with * h854 me, Aner * h6063, Eshcol * h812, and Mamre * h4471; let them * h1992 take * h3947 h8799 their portion * h2506.