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And it was, in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Nations,
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that they made war with◦ Bera king of Sodom, and with◦ Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboim, and with the king of Bela; this is Zoar.
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All these came··together◦ to▵ the valley of Siddim—this◦ is the Salt Sea.
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Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they revolted.
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And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with◦ him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham◦, and the Emim in Shaveh-kirjathaim;
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and the Horites in their Mount Seir, even··to El-paran which is by◦ the wilderness.
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And they returned, and came to▵ En-mishpat—this◦ is Kadesh—and smote all the field of the Amalekites, and also the Amorite that dwelt in Ḥazezon-Tamar.
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And there went··out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, this◦ is Zoar; and they set· the battle ·in··array with◦ them in the valley of Siddim;
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with◦ Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with◦ five.
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And the valley of Siddim had wells, wells of tar`; and the king of Sodom and of Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they who were··left fled to▫ the mountain.
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And they took all the acquisition of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went.
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And they took Lot, the son of the brother of Abram, and his acquisition, and went; and he was dwelling in Sodom.
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And there came one that had escaped◦, and told Abram the Hebrew*; and he was abiding◦ in the oak··groves of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner; and they◦ were masters* of the covenant of Abram.
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And Abram heard that his brother was taken··captive; and he made··ready* his dedicated* men that were born of his house, eighteen and three hundred, and pursued them even··to Dan.
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And he parted himself against them by night, he◦ and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them even··to Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
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And he returned all the acquisition, and also returned Lot his brother and his acquisition, and also the women and the people.
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And the king of Sodom went··out to meet him, after his return from smiting Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with◦ him, to▵ the valley of Shaveh, it◦ is the valley of the king.
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And Melchizedek king of Salem* brought··out bread and wine, and he◦ was priest to God◦ Most··High.
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And he blessed him, and said, blessed be Abram to God◦ Most··High, Possessor of the heavens and the earth.
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And blessed be God◦ Most··High, who has delivered▵ thine adversaries into thy hand. And he gave to him tithes of all.
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And the king of Sodom said to▵ Abram, Give to me the soul, and take the acquisition to thyself.
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And Abram said to▵ the king of Sodom, I have lifted··high my hand to▵ Jehovah God◦ Most··high, Possessor of the heavens and the earth;
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that from a thread and even··to the lace of a shoe, I will not▫ take anything◦ that is thine; lest thou shouldest say, I◦ have enriched Abram.
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Besides only that which the lads have eaten, and the part of the men◦ who went◦ with◦ me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them◦ take their part.
