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1 And it came to pass at that time, that Amraphel, king of Sennaar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chodorlahomor, king of the Elamites, and Thadal, king of nations,
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In the days of King Amraphel of Shinar, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim,
2 Made war against Bara, king of Sodom, and against Bersa, king of Gomorrha, and against Sennaab, king of Adama, and against Semeber, king of Seboim, and against the king of Bala, which is Segor.
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these kings made war with King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
3 All these came together into the woodland vale, which now is the salt sea.
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All these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea).
4 For they had served Chodorlahomor twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they revolted from him.
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Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chodorlahomor, and the kings that were with him: and they smote the Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim in Save of Cariathaim.
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In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
6 And the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Pharan, which is in the wilderness.
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and the Horites in the hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the edge of the wilderness;
7 And they returned, and came to the fountain of Misphat, the same is Cades: and they smote all the country of the Amalecites, and the Amorrhean that dwelt in Asasonthamar.
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then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and subdued all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
8 And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha, and the king of Adama, and the king of Seboim, and the king of Bala, which is Segor, went out: and they set themselves against them in battle array, in the woodland vale:
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Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim
9 To wit, against Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus: four kings against five.
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with King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar, four kings against five.
10 Now the woodland vale had many pits of slime. And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha turned their backs, and were overthrown there: and they that remained, fled to the mountain.
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Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits; and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country.
11 And they took all the substance of the Sodomites, and Gomorrhites, and all their victuals, and went their way:
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So the enemy took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way;
12 And Lot also, the son of Abram’s brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his substance.
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they also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And behold one, that had escaped, told Abram the Hebrew, who dwelt in the vale of Mambre the Amorrhite, the brother of Escol, and the brother of Aner: for these had made a league with Abram.
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Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner; these were allies of Abram.
14 Which when Abram had heard, to wit, that his brother Lot was taken, he numbered of the servants born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, well appointed: and pursued them to Dan.
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When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred eighteen of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
15 And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night, and defeated them: and pursued them as far as Hoba, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
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He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and routed them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, the women also, and the people.
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Then he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his nephew Lot with his goods, and the women and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodorlahomor, and of the kings that were with him in the vale of Save, which is the king’s vale.
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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).
18 But Melchisedech, the king of Salem, bringing forth bread and wine, for he was the priest of the most high God,
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And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.
19 Blessed him, and said: Blessed be Abram by the most high God, who created heaven and earth.
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He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;
20 And blessed be the most high God, by whose protection, the enemies are in thy hands. And he gave him the tithes of all.
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and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything.
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram: Give me the persons, and the rest take to thyself.
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Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself."
22 And he answered him: I lift up my hand to the Lord God the most high, the possessor of heaven and earth,
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But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have sworn to the Lord, God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,
23 That from the very woofthread unto the shoe latchet, I will not take of any things that are thine, lest thou say: I have enriched Abram.
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that I would not take a thread or a sandal-thong or anything that is yours, so that you might not say, "I have made Abram rich.'
24 Except such things as the young men have eaten, and the shares of the men that came with me, Aner, Escol, and Mambre: these shall take their shares.
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I will take nothing but 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."
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