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Genesis 14:8-24 LITV
(8) And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. And they set the battle with them in the valley of Siddim,
(9) with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal the king of the nations, and Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar; four kings with the five.
(10) And the valley of Siddim was pitted with asphalt pits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there. And they that remained fled to the mountain.
(11) And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went away.
(12) And they took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, and his goods, and left; and he was living in Sodom.
(13) And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew; for he was living among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner. And these were possessor of a covenant with Abram.
(14) And when Abram heard that his brother was captured, even then he led out his trained men, born of his household, three hundred and eighteen. And they pursued as far as Dan.
(15) And he divided against them by night, he and his slaves, and he struck them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
(16) And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother, and also the women and the people.
(17) And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from smiting Chedorlaomer and the kings which were with him, to the valley of Shaveh, it being the valley of the king.
(18) And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; and he was the priest of the most high God.
(19) And he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of Heaven and earth;
(20) and blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him a tithe of all.
(21) And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons and take the goods for yourself.
(22) And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the most high God, the possessor of Heaven and earth,
(23) that I will not take from all that is yours, from a thread to a shoe latchet, and that you may not say, I have made Abram rich.
(24) Nothing for me; only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis 14:8-24 MKJV
(8) And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela (which is Zoar). And they joined battle with them in the valley of Siddim;
(9) with Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal the king of nations, and Amraphel the king of Shinar, and Arioch the king of Ellasar, four kings with five.
(10) And the valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
(11) And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.
(12) And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who lived in Sodom, and all his goods, and went away.
(13) And there came one who had escaped. And he told Abram the Hebrew, for he lived in the plains of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. And these had a covenant with Abram.
(14) And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained servants, born in his own house (three hundred and eighteen) and pursued them to Dan.
(15) And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants. And he struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
(16) And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
(17) And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and of the kings with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's valley.
(18) And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he was the priest of the most high God.
(19) And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of Heaven and earth.
(20) And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
(21) And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the people and take the goods for yourself.
(22) And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the most high God, the possessor of Heaven and earth,
(23) that I will take from all that is yours, not from a thread even to a shoestring, lest you say, I have made Abram rich.
(24) Nothing for me, only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis 14:8-24 NWT
8 At this point the king of Sod'om went on the march, and also the king of Gomor'rah and the king of Ad'mah and the king of Zeboi'im and the king of Be'la (that is to say, Zo'ar), and they drew up in battle order against them in the Low Plain of Sid'dim, 9 against Chedorlao'mer king of E'lam and Ti'dal king of Goi'im and Am'raphel king of Shi'nar and Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar; four kings against the five. 10 Now the Low Plain of Sid'dim was pits upon pits of bitumen; and the kings of Sod'om and Gomor'rah took to flight and went falling into them, and those who remained fled to the mountainous region. 11 Then the victors took all the goods of Sod'om and Gomor'rah and all their food and went on their way. 12 They also took Lot the son of A'bram's brother and his goods and continued on their way. He was then dwelling in Sod'om. 13 After that a man who had escaped came and told A'bram the Hebrew. He was then tabernacling among the big trees of Mam're the Am'orite, the brother of Esh'col and brother of A'ner; and they were confederates of A'bram. 14 Thus A'bram got to hear that his brother had been taken captive. With that he mustered his trained men, three hundred and eighteen slaves born in his household, and went in pursuit up to Dan. 15 And by night he resorted to dividing his forces, he and his slaves, against them, and thus he defeated them and kept in pursuit of them up to Ho'bah, which is north of Damascus. 16 And he proceeded to recover all the goods, and he recovered also Lot his brother and his goods and also the women and the people. 17 Then the king of Sod'om went out to meet him after he returned from defeating Chedorlao'mer and the kings that were with him, to the Low Plain of Sha'veh, that is, the king's Low Plain. 18 And Melchiz'edek king of Sa'lem brought out bread and wine, and he was priest of the Most High God. 19 Then he blessed him and said: "Blessed be A'bram of the Most High God, Producer of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be the Most High God, Who has delivered your oppressors into your hand!" At that A'bram gave him a tenth of everything. 21 After that the king of Sod'om said to A'bram: "Give me the souls, but take the goods for yourself." 22 At this A'bram said to the king of Sod'om: "I do lift up my hand [in an oath] to Jehovah the Most High God, Producer of heaven and earth, 23 that, from a thread to a sandal lace, no, I shall take nothing from anything that is yours, in order that you may not say, 'It was I who made A'bram rich.' 24 Nothing for me! Only what the young men have already eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, A'ner, Esh'col and Mam're—let them take their share."
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation