Genesis 14 (KJV) — Text, Meaning & Cross-References

1 ¶ And 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; days^H3117 Amraphel^H569 king^H4428 Shinar^H8152 Arioch^H746 king^H4428 Ellasar^H495 Chedorlaomer^H3540 king^H4428 Elam^H5867 Tidal^H8413 king^H4428 nations^H1471

3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. together^H2266 vale^H6010 Siddim^H7708 which^H1931 salt^H4417 sea^H3220

5 And 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, fourteenth^H6240 fourteenth^H702 year^H8141 came^H935 Chedorlaomer^H3540 kings^H4428 smote^H5221 Rephaims^H7497 Karnaim^H6255 Zuzims^H2104 Ham^H1990 Emims^H368 Kiriathaim^H7741

6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. Horites^H2752 mount^H2042 Seir^H8165 Elparan^H364 by^H5921 wilderness^H4057

7 And 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. returned^H7725 came^H935 to^H413 Enmishpat^H5880 Kadesh^H6946 smote^H5221 country^H7704 Amalekites^H6003 Amorites^H567 dwelt^H3427 Hazezontamar^H2688

8 And 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; out^H3318 king^H4428 Sodom^H5467 king^H4428 Gomorrah^H6017 king^H4428 Admah^H126 king^H4428 Zeboiim^H6636 king^H4428 Bela^H1106 same^H1931 Zoar^H6820 joined^H6186 battle^H4421 vale^H6010 Siddim^H7708

10 And 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. vale^H6010 Siddim^H7708 of^H875 slimepits^H875 slimepits^H2564 kings^H4428 Sodom^H5467 Gomorrah^H6017 fled^H5127 fell^H5307 remained^H7604 fled^H5127 mountain^H2022

11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. took^H3947 goods^H7399 Sodom^H5467 Gomorrah^H6017 victuals^H400 way^H3212

13 ¶ And 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. came^H935 escaped^H6412 told^H5046 Abram^H87 Hebrew^H5680 dwelt^H7931 plain^H436 Mamre^H4471 Amorite^H567 brother^H251 Eshcol^H812 brother^H251 Aner^H6063 confederate^H1167 confederate^H1285 Abram^H87

14 And 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. Abram^H87 heard^H8085 brother^H251 captive^H7617 armed^H7324 trained^H2593 born^H3211 house^H1004 three^H7969 hundred^H3967 eighteen^H6240 eighteen^H8083 pursued^H7291 Dan^H1835

15 And 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. divided^H2505 servants^H5650 night^H3915 smote^H5221 pursued^H7291 Hobah^H2327 hand^H8040 Damascus^H1834

16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. back^H7725 goods^H7399 again^H7725 brother^H251 Lot^H3876 goods^H7399 women^H802 people^H5971

17 ¶ And 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. king^H4428 Sodom^H5467 out^H3318 meet^H7125 after^H310 return^H7725 slaughter^H5221 Chedorlaomer^H3540 kings^H4428 valley^H6010 Shaveh^H7740 which^H1931 king's^H4428 dale^H6010

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. Melchizedek^H4442 king^H4428 Salem^H8004 forth^H3318 bread^H3899 wine^H3196 priest^H3548 high^H5945 God^H410

19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: blessed^H1288 said^H559 Blessed^H1288 Abram^H87 high^H5945 God^H410 possessor^H7069 heaven^H8064 earth^H776

20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. blessed^H1288 high^H5945 God^H410 delivered^H4042 enemies^H6862 hand^H3027 gave^H5414 tithes^H4643

21 ¶ And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. king^H4428 Sodom^H5467 said^H559 Abram^H87 Give^H5414 persons^H5315 take^H3947 goods^H7399

22 And 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, Abram^H87 said^H559 king^H4428 Sodom^H5467 up^H7311 hand^H3027 LORD^H3068 high^H5945 God^H410 possessor^H7069 heaven^H8064 earth^H776

23 That 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: not^H518 thread^H2339 shoelatchet^H5275 shoelatchet^H8288 not^H518 take^H3947 say^H559 made^H6238 Abram^H87 rich^H6238

24 Save 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. Save^H1107 which^H834 men^H5288 eaten^H398 portion^H2506 men^H582 went^H1980 with^H854 Aner^H6063 Eshcol^H812 Mamre^H4471 them^H1992 take^H3947 portion^H2506

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