Genesis 14

Genesis · Chapter 14

Genesis 14:2

1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;2That these 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, which is Zoar.3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.7And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.8And 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 joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.10And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.12And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:24Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

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VerseKJVBSBASV
2That these 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, which is Zoar.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).

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
they madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a-SUH6213H
to make

עֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil-cha-MAHH4421
battle

מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) battle, war

withאֶת־'et-H0854
with

אֵת (et) 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

Beraבֶּ֙רַע֙be-ra'H1298
Bera

בֶּ֫רַע (be.ra) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2 § Bera = "son of evil" a king of Sodom

[the] king ofמֶ֣לֶךְME-lekhH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

Sodomסְדֹ֔םse-DOMH5467
Sodom

סְדֹם (se.dom) Sodom = "burning" a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment Also named: Sodoma (Σόδομα "Sodom" G4670)

and withוְאֶת־ve-'ETH0854
with

אֵת (et) 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

Birshaבִּרְשַׁ֖עbir-SHA'H1306
Birsha

בִּרְשַׁע (bir.sah) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2 § Birsha = "with iniquity" a king of Gomorrah

[the] king ofמֶ֣לֶךְME-lekhH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a-mo-RAHH6017
Gomorrah

עֲמֹרָה (a.mo.rah) Gomorrah = "submersion" the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven Also named: Gomorra (Γόμορρα "Gomorrah" G1116)

Shinabשִׁנְאָ֣ב׀shin-'AVH8134
Shinab

שִׁנְאָב (shin.av) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2 § Shinab = "splendour of the father" the king of Admah in the time of Abraham

[the] king ofמֶ֣לֶךְME-lekhH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

Admahאַדְמָ֗ה'ad-MAHH0126
Admah

אַדְמָה (ad.mah) § Admah = "red earth" city in the Siddim valley

and Shemeberוְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ve-shem-'E-verH8038
Shemeber

שֶׁמְאֵ֫בֶר (shem.e.ver) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2 § Shemeber = "lofty flight" king of Zeboim and an ally of the king of Sodom

[the] king ofמֶ֣לֶךְME-lekhH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

Zeboiimצְבוֹיִ֔םtze-vo-YIMH6636
Zeboiim

צְבֹיִים (tse.vo.im) § Zeboim or Zeboiim = "gazelles" one of the 5 cities in the plain which included Sodom and Gomorrah

and [the] king ofוּמֶ֥לֶךְu-ME-lekhH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

Belaבֶּ֖לַעBE-la'H1106B
Bela

בֶּ֫לַע (be.la) Bela = "destruction" one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar Another name of tso.ar (צֹ֫עַר "Zoar" H6820)

thatהִיא־hi'-H1931
he/she/it

הוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

[is] Zoarצֹֽעַר׃TZO-'arH6820
Bela

בֶּ֫לַע (be.la) Bela = "destruction" one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar Another name of tso.ar (צֹ֫עַר "Zoar" H6820)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.