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Genesis 14:15-17
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15 Then, during the night,[a] Abram[b] divided his forces[c] against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north[d] of Damascus. 16 He retrieved all the stolen property.[e] He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of[f] the people.

17 After Abram[g] returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram[h] in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley).[i]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:15 tn The Hebrew text simply has “night” as an adverbial accusative.
  2. Genesis 14:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Genesis 14:15 tn Heb “he divided himself…he and his servants.”
  4. Genesis 14:15 tn Heb “left.” Directions in ancient Israel were given in relation to the east rather than the north.
  5. Genesis 14:16 tn The word “stolen” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
  6. Genesis 14:16 tn The phrase “the rest of “ has been supplied in the translation for clarification.
  7. Genesis 14:17 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  8. Genesis 14:17 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  9. Genesis 14:17 sn The King’s Valley is possibly a reference to what came to be known later as the Kidron Valley.
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