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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
In those
days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
It
happened
in the
days of
Amraphel ,
king of Shinar, Arioch ,
king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer ,
king of Elam, and Tidal ,
king of Goiim ,
went
to
war against
Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela ( that
is ,
Zoar).
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 ( the
same
is Zoar).
The
latter
five
came
as
allies
to
the Valley of Siddim ( that
is ,
the Salt Sea ).
All
these
joined
together
in
the valley of Siddim ( the
same
is the Salt Sea).
For
twelve years they had
been
subject
to
Chedorlaomer, but
in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Twelve years they served
Chedorlaomer, and
in the thirteenth year ,
they rebelled.
In the fourteenth year ,
Chedorlaomer and the kings allied
with him went
out
and defeated
the Rephaites
in Ashteroth -
karnaim, the Zuzites
in Ham, the Emites
in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came,
and the kings who
were
with him ,
and struck
the Rephaim
in Ashteroth Karnaim, and
the Zuzim
in Ham, and
the Emim
in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
and the Horites in the
area
of
Mount Seir, as
far
as
El-paran
, which is near
the desert
.
and the Horites in their
Mount Seir, to
Elparan
, which is by
the wilderness
.
Then
they turned
back
to invade
En-mishpat ( that
is ,
Kadesh), and they
conquered
the whole
territory
of the Amalekites, as
well
as
the Amorites who
lived in Hazazon -
tamar.
They returned,
and
came
to En-mishpat ( the
same
is Kadesh), and struck
all
the country
of the Amalekites, and
also
the Amorites ,
that
lived in Hazazon Tamar.
Then
the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela ( that
is ,
Zoar) marched
out
and arrayed
themselves
for
battle in the Valley of Siddim
There
went
out
the king of Sodom, and
the king of Gomorrah, and
the king of Admah, and
the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela ( the
same
is Zoar) ;
and they
set
the
battle in array
against
them
in
the valley of Siddim ;
against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar —
four kings against five.
against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and
Tidal king of Goiim, and
Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar ;
four kings against the
five.
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits ,
and as
the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some
men
fell into
the
pits
, but
the
survivors
fled to the hill
country
.
Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits ;
and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and
they
fell there
, and
those
who
remained
fled to the mountain
.
The
four
kings
seized
all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they
went on
their way.
They
took
all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah ,
and all their food, and went their way.
They also
carried
off
Abram’s
nephew
Lot and
his
possessions
, since
Lot
was
living
in Sodom.
They took
Lot, Abram's
brother's
son,
who
lived
in Sodom ,
and
his
goods,
and
departed
.
Then
an
escapee
came and reported
this
to
Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram
was
living
near
the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a
brother of Eshcol and
Aner
, all
of whom
were bound
by
treaty
to
Abram.
One
who
had
escaped
came and told
Abram ,
the Hebrew. Now he
lived
by
the oaks of Mamre ,
the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and
brother
of Aner;
and
these
were allies
of
Abram.
And
when Abram heard that his relative had
been
captured
, he mobilized
the
318
trained men born in his household
, and they
set
out
in
pursuit
as far as Dan.
When Abram heard that his relative was
taken
captive
, he led
forth
his
trained men ,
born in his house
, three
hundred
and eighteen,
and
pursued
as far as Dan.
During
the
night, Abram
divided
his forces
and routed
Chedorlaomer’s
army
, pursuing
them as
far
as
Hobah, north
of Damascus.
He
divided
himself
against
them
by
night, he
and
his servants,
and struck
them
, and
pursued
them to
Hobah, which
is
on
the
left
hand
of Damascus.
He retrieved
all the goods, as
well
as
his relative Lot and his possessions
, together
with
the women and the rest
of
the
people.
He brought
back
all the goods, and
also
brought
back
his relative ,
Lot ,
and his goods
, and
the women also,
and the people.
After
Abram
returned
from
defeating
Chedorlaomer
and
the kings
allied
with
him,
the
king of Sodom went out to meet him in
the Valley of Shaveh ( that
is ,
the King’s
Valley).
The king of Sodom went out to meet him ,
after
his
return
from
the slaughter
of
Chedorlaomer
and
the
kings
who
were
with
him,
at
the
valley of Shaveh ( the
same
is the King's
Valley).
Then
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out
bread and wine —since
he was priest of God Most High —
Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth
bread and wine :
and
he was priest of God Most High .
and
he blessed Abram
and said :
“
Blessed be Abram by
God Most High, Creator
of heaven and earth ,
He blessed him,
and said ,
"
Blessed be Abram of
God Most High, possessor
of heaven and earth :
and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. ”
Then
Abram gave Melchizedek
a tenth of everything
.
and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. "
Abram gave him
a tenth of all
.
The king of Sodom said to Abram, “
Give me the people, but
take the goods for
yourself. ”
The king of Sodom said to Abram, "
Give me the people, and
take the goods to
yourself. "
But
Abram replied
to the king of Sodom, “
I have raised
my hand to the
LORD
God Most High, Creator
of heaven and earth,
Abram said
to the king of Sodom, "
I have lifted
up
my hand to Yahweh,
God Most High, possessor
of heaven and earth,
that I will not accept
even
a thread ,
or
a
strap
of
a sandal,
or
anything that belongs
to
you
, lest you should say, ‘
I have made Abram rich. ’
that I will not take
a thread nor
a shoe-latchet
nor
anything that is
yours
, lest you should say, '
I have made Abram rich. '
I
will
accept
nothing
but
what
my
men have eaten and the share
for
the men who went with me —
Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre .
They
may
take their portion. ”
Except
only
that
which
the
young
men have eaten ,
and the portion
of
the men who went with me ,
Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre :
let
them
take their portion. "
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