Gen 14 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass in the kingdom of Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, and Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations,

‏ Genesis 14

CHAPTER 14 Abram Rescues Lot

1 And it came to pass in the kingdom of Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, and Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, 2 they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, and with Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and king Bela -- this is Zoar. 3 All these joined in harmony upon the [²ravine ¹salty], this being the sea of salts. 4 Twelve years they slaved to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they revolted. 5 And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came and the kings with him. And they cut in pieces the giants, of the ones in Astaroth Karnaim, and [²nations ¹the strong] together with them, and the Emim in Shaveh the city, 6 and the Horites, the ones in the mountains of Seir, unto the terebinth tree of El-paran, which is in the wilderness. 7 And returning, they came upon the Spring of Judgment, this is Kadesh. And they cut in pieces all the rulers of Amalek, and the Amorites, of the ones dwelling in Hazezon-tamar. 8 And came forth the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela -- this is Zoar. And they deployed themselves for war in the [²valley ¹salty] 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar -- the four kings against the five. 10 And the [²valley ¹salty] had wells of asphalt, [⁴fled ¹and ²the king ³of Sodom], and the king of Gomorrah, and they fell in there; and the ones being left behind fled into the mountainous area. 11 And they took [²the ³cavalry ¹all] of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their foods, and they went forth. 12 And they took also Lot, the son of the brother of Abram, and his belongings, and moved -- for he was dwelling in Sodom. 13 [⁵coming ¹And ³of the ⁴ones being rescued ²a certain person], reported to Abram, to the traveler. And he dwelt at the oak of Mamre the Amorite of the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner, who were confederates of Abram. 14 [³having heard ¹And ²Abram] that [⁴has been captured ¹Lot ²the son ³of his brother], counted out [²own ³native-born servants ¹his], three hundred ten and eight. And he pursued unto Dan. 15 And he fell upon them at night, he and his manservants. And he struck them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is at the left of Damascus. 16 And he returned all the cavalry of Sodom; and [²Lot ³the son ⁴of his brother ¹he returned], and all his possessions, and the women, and the people. 17 [⁴came forth ¹And ²the king ³of Sodom] to meet him, after his returning from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and the kings with him, into the valley of Shaveh -- this was the plain of the king.

Melchisedek King of Salem

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread loaves and wine. And he was priest of God the highest. 19 And he blessed him. And he said, Abram, a blessing to God the highest, who created the heaven and the earth. 20 And blessed be God the highest who delivered up your enemies under your hands to you. And [²gave ³to him ¹Abram] a tenth from all. 21 And said the king of Sodom to Abram, Give to me the men, but the cavalry you take to yourself! 22 [³said ¹And ²Abram] to the king of Sodom, I will stretch out my hand to the lord God the highest, who created the heaven and the earth, 23 that not [²from ³the string ⁴unto ⁵the knob ⁶of the shoe ¹will I take for myself] from all of your things, that you should not have said that, I enriched Abram; 24 except what [³ate ¹the ²young men] and the portion of the men, of the ones going with me, Eshcol, Aner, Mamre; these will take for themselves a portion.