Chapter 14

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AND it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shin'ar, Aryok king of Ellacar, Kedorla'omer king of Eylam, and Tid'al king of Nations;

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That these made war with Bera king of Cedom, and with Birsha king of Amorah, Shin'av king of Admah, and Shem'eber king of Tseviyiym, and the king of Bela, which is Tso'ar.

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All these were joined together in the valley of Siddiym, which is the Salt Sea.

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Twelve years they served Kedorla'omer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

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And in the fourteenth year came Kedorla'omer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Repha'iym in Ashteroth Qarnayim, and the Zuziym in Cham, and the Eymiym in Shaveh Qiryathayim,

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And the Choriym in their Mount Se'iyr, unto Eyl Pa'ran, which is by the wilderness.

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And they returned, and came to Eyn Mishpat, which is Qadesh, and smote all the country of the Amaleqiym, and also the Emoriym, that dwelt in Chatstson Tamar.

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And there went out the king of Cedom, and the king of Amorah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Tseviyiym, and the king of Bela (the same is Tso'ar;) and they joined battle with them in the valley of Siddiym;

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את With Kedorla'omer the king of Eylam, and with Tid'al king of Nations, and Amraphel king of Shin'ar, and Aryok king of Ellacar; four kings with five.

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And the valley of Siddiym was full of slimepits; and the kings of Cedom and Amorah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.

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And they took all the goods of Cedom and Amorah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

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And they took Lot, Avram's brother's son, who dwelt in Cedom, and his goods, and departed.

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And there came one that had escaped, and told Avram the Ivriy; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Emoriy, brother of Eshkol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Avram.

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And when Avram 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.

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And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Chovah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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And he brought back את all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

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And the king of Cedom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Kedorla'omer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's valley.

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And Malkiy-Tsedeq king of Shalem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of El Elyon.

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And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Avram of El Elyon, possessor of heaven and earth:

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And blessed be El Elyon, which has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

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And the king of Cedom said unto El-Avram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to yourself.

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And Avram said to the king of Cedom, I have lift up my hand unto El-Yahuah, El Elyon, the possessor of heaven and earth,

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That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Avram rich:

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Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.



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