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With
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.
~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
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.
.WsUn'Y;w r'mex t{r/a,B t{r/a,B ]myiDif;h q,me[.w ? ~yir'a.viN;h.w h'M'v -.Wl.PiY;w h'r{m][;w ~{d.s -.k,l,m ? .Ws'N h'r,h
11
And they
took all the
goods of
Sodom and
Gomorrah, and all their
victuals, and went their
way.
-l'K -t,a.w h'r{m][;w ~{d.s vUk.r -l'K -t,a .Wx.qiY;w ? .WkeleY;w ~'l.k'a
12
And they
took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who
dwelt in
Sodom, and his
goods, and
departed.
yix]a -n,B w{vUk.r -t,a.w jw{l -t,a .Wx.qiY;w ? ~{d.siB bev{y a.Wh.w .WkeleY;w ~'r.b;a
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.
a.Wh.w yir.bi['h ~'r.b;a.l deG;Y;w jyil'P;h a{b'Y;w ? yix]a;w l{K.v,a yix]a yir{m/a'h aer.m;m yen{lea.B !ek{v ? ~'r.b;a -tyir.b yel][;B ~eh.w ren'[
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.
wy'kyin]x -t,a q,r'Y;w wyix'a h'B.vin yiK ~'r.b;a [;m.viY;w ? @{D.riY;w tw{aem v{l.v.W r'f'[ h'n{m.v w{tyeb yedyil.y ? !'D -d;[
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.
~eK;Y;w wy'd'b][;w a.Wh h'l.y;l ~,hyel][ qel'xeY;w ? q,f'M;d.l la{m.Fim r,v]a h'bw{x -d;[ ~ep.D.riY;w
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And he brought
back all the
goods, and also brought
again his
brother Lot, and his
goods, and the
women also, and the
people.
wyix'a jw{l -t,a ~;g.w vUk.r'h -l'K tea b,v'Y;w ? ~'['h -t,a.w ~yiv'N;h -t,a ~;g.w byiveh w{vUk.r.W
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.
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
18
And
Melchizedek king of
Salem brought
forth bread and
wine: and he was the
priest of the most
high God.
!Iy'y'w ~,x,l ayicw{h ~el'v .$,l,m q,d,c -yiK.l;m.W ? !w{y.l,[ lea.l !eh{k a.Wh.w
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And he
blessed him, and
said,
Blessed be
Abram of the most
high God, possessor of
heaven and
earth:
!w{y.l,[ lea.l ~'r.b;a .$.Wr'B r;ma{Y;w .Whek.r'b.y;w ? #,r'a'w ~Iy;m'v hen{q