War of the Kings
.$w{
y.r;a r'[.niv -.k,l,m
l,p'r.m;a yemyiB yih.y;w ?
l'[.dit.w ~
'lye[ .$
,l,m r,m{['l.r'd.K
r's'L,a .$
,l,m ? ~Iyw{
G .$
,l,m
2
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 (that is,
Zoar ).
[;v.riB -t,a.w ~{
d.s .$
,l,m [;r,B -t,a
h'm'x.lim .Wf'[ ? .$
,l,m r,bea.m,v.w h'm.d;a .$
,l,m b'a.niv h'r{
m][ .$
,l,m ? r;[{
c -ayih
[;l,B .$
,l,m.W ~yIy{b.c
3
All these came as
allies to the
valley of
Siddim (that is, the
Salt Sea ).
6
and the
Horites in their
Mount Seir, as
far as
El-paran,
which is by the
wilderness.
8
And the
king of
Sodom and the
king of
Gomorrah and the
king of
Admah and the
king of
Zeboiim and the
king of
Bela (that is,
Zoar )
came out; and they
arrayed for
battle against them in the
valley of
Siddim,
.$
,l,m.W h'm.d;a .$
,l,m.W h'r{
m][ .$
,l,m.W ~{d.s
-.k,l,m aeceY;w ? .Wk.r;[;Y;w<06820)> r;[{
c -awih(the [;l,B(the .$
,l,m.W ~yIy{
b.c ? ~yiDiF;h q,me[.B
h'm'x.lim ~'Tia
~Iyw{
G .$
,l,m l'[.dit.w ~
'lye[ .$
,l,m r,m{
['l.r'd.K tea ?
r's'L,a .$
,l,m .$w{
y.r;a.w r'[.niv .$
,l,m l,p'r.m;a.w ?
h'Vim]x;h -t,a ~yik'l.m
h'['B.r;a
10
Now the
valley of
Siddim was full of
tar pits ; and the
kings of
Sodom and
Gomorrah fled, and they
fell into them. But those who
survived fled to the
hill country.
11
Then they
took all the
goods of
Sodom and
Gomorrah and
all their
food supply, and
departed.
12
They also
took Lot,
Abram's nephew *, and his
possessions and
departed, for he was
living in
Sodom.
15
He
divided his forces
against them by
night, he and his
servants, and
defeated them, and
pursued them as
far as
Hobah,
which is
north of
Damascus.
God's Promise to Abram
17
Then
after his
return from the
defeat of
Chedorlaomer and the
kings who were with him, the
king of
Sodom went out to
meet him at the
valley of
Shaveh (that is, the
King's Valley ).
w{
b.Wv yer]x;a w{
ta'r.qil ~{
d.s -.k,l,m
aeceY;w ? ~yik'l.M;h -t,a.w ]r,m{['l -r'd.K -t,a tw{K;hem ? .$
,l,M;h q,me[ a.Wh hew'v q,me[ -l,a w{Tia r,v]a
20
And
blessed be
God Most High,
Who has
delivered your
enemies into your
hand." He
gave him a
tenth of
all.
21
The
king of
Sodom said to
Abram,
"Give the
people to me and
take the
goods for yourself."
23
that I will not
take a
thread or a
sandal thong or
anything that is yours, for fear you would
say, 'I have
made Abram rich.'
24
" I will take
nothing except what the
young men have
eaten, and the
share of the
men who went with me,
Aner,
Eshcol, and
Mamre ; let them
take their
share."