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Genesis 9-16 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 20:50, October 29, 2009
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|And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
|And it came to pass 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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|During the reigns of Kings [[Amraphel]] of [[Shinar]], [[Arioch]] of [[Ellasar]], [[Chedorlaomer]] of [[Elam]], and [[Tidal]], king of a multi-ethnic coalition,
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|Literally, "Tidal king of nations." The [[Hebrew]] word for "nation" ('''גוי''' or ''goy'') actually means "ethnic group."
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|That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
|That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
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|these kings went to war against Kings [[Bera]] of [[Sodom]], [[Birsha]] of [[Gomorrah]], [[Shinab]] of [[Admah]], [[Shemeber]] of [[Zeboyim]], and the king of Bela, also known as [[Zoar]].
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|This is the [[War of the Ten Kings]].
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|All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
|All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
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|All their forces joined battle in the Siddim Valley, which today is the [[Dead Sea]].
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|Literally, "salt sea."
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|Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
|Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
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|For twelve years they were puppets of Chedorlaomer. In the thirteenth year they rebelled.
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|And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
|And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
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|In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnayim, the Zuzims in Ham, the Emims in Shaveh Kiryathayim,
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|And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
|And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
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|and the Horites in Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which lies close to the desert.
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|And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
|And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
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|On their return, they came to En-Mishpat, also known as [[Kadesh]], and conquered all the lands of the [[Amalek]]ites, and of the [[Amorites]] that live in Hazezon-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 Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
|And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
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|Then the Kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboyim, and Bela (Zoar) moved out and, in the Siddim Valley, joined battle
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|With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
|With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
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|against King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of the multi-ethnic kingdom, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar. Thus four kings fought against five.
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|And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
|And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
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|The Siddim Valley contained many [[bitumen]] pits. The Kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were routed and utterly vanquished there. The remaining forces escaped to the mountains.
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|And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
|And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
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|Chedorlaomer and his allies plundered Sodom and Gomorrah of treasures and foodstuffs, and went on their way.
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|And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
|And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
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|They also took [[Lot]], Abram's brother's son, hostage (Lot was living in Sodom by this time), and seized his belongings, and left.
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|And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
|And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
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|One man escaped, and came to tell Abram the Hebrew. Abram was living in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eschol and Aner. These three were Abram's confederates.
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|And when Abram 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.
|And when Abram 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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|When Abram learned that his nephew had been taken hostage, he emptied out his camp of all his military-trained servants (who had been born into his own household), all 318 of them, and pursued Chedorlaomer's forces as far as the Danite country.
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|The [[Hebrew word '''אח''' (''ach'') can mean either "brother" or "cousin" or any reasonably close relative.
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|And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
|And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
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|He split his forces, attacked by night, and defeated the enemy, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which lies to the west of [[Damascus]].
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|And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
|And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
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|He brought back all the plundered treasures, and liberated his nephew Lot, and his belongings, and also the women, and the other hostages.
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|And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
|And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
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|The king of Sodom went out to meet him after he returned from his defeat of Chedorlaomer and his allies at the Valley of Shaveh, also known as the valley of the kings.
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|Not the same as the Valley of the Kings in [[Egypt]], which is a burial ground.
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|And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
|And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
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|King [[Melchizedek]] of [[Salem]] brought out bread and fruit of the vine. He was priest-king of the Most High [[God]].
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|Technically, Melchizedek could be described as "peaceful king," because the name '''שלם''' (''salem'') is very close to '''שלום''' (''shalom''), which means "peace."
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|And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
|And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
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|He blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Possessor of heaven and earth,
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|And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
|And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
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|and blessed by the Most High God, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave Melchizedek a ten-percent offering of everything he had.
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|This is the first [[tithe]] ([[Hebrew]] '''מעשר''' (''maaser'') and the precedent for the ten-percent gift to God.
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|And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
|And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
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|The king of Sodom told Abram, "Let me have back my hostages, and you can keep the treasures for yourself."
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|And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
|And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
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|But Abram told the king of Sodom, "I have sworn to the L<small>ORD</small>, the Most High God, Possessor of heaven and earth,
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|Literally, "lifted up my hand." Even today, the raising of the right hand is the common gesture of one taking an oath or making an affirmation. Here, Abram calls God by the Name that Abram knows, and the Names by which Melchizedek called Him, so that no one can mistake his meaning.
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|That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
|That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
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|that I will not take so much as a thread or a shoelace of anything that belongs to you, because I would not have you say, 'I made Abram 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, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
|Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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|All I ask is what rations my young men have eaten, and the portion promised to my allies, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; they can take their portion."
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==Chapter 15==
==Chapter 15==