Genesis
Genesis 14:1–2
1In those days Amraphel king of Shinar,a Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim 2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Footnotes
- a 14:1 That is, Babylonia; also in verse 9
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 14:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In those days | בִּימֵי֙ | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| Amraphel | אַמְרָפֶ֣ל | ’am·rā·p̄el | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H569 Amraphel |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Shinar | שִׁנְעָ֔ר | šin·‘ār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8152 Shinar |
| Arioch | אַרְי֖וֹךְ | ’ar·yō·wḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H746 Arjok |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Ellasar | אֶלָּסָ֑ר | ’el·lā·sār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H495 Ellasar |
| Chedorlaomer | כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ | kə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3540 Kedorlaomer |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Elam | עֵילָ֔ם | ‘ê·lām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5867 Elam |
| and Tidal | וְתִדְעָ֖ל | wə·ṯiḏ·‘āl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8413 Tidal |
| king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Goiim | גּוֹיִֽם׃ | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
Genesis 14:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| went to | עָשׂ֣וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| war | מִלְחָמָ֗ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| Bera | בֶּ֙רַע֙ | be·ra‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1298 Bera |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Sodom | סְדֹ֔ם | sə·ḏōm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5467 Sodom |
| Birsha | בִּרְשַׁ֖ע | bir·ša‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1306 Birsha |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Gomorrah | עֲמֹרָ֑ה | ‘ă·mō·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6017 Gomorrah |
| Shinab | שִׁנְאָ֣ב׀ | šin·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8134 Shinab |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Admah | אַדְמָ֗ה | ’aḏ·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H126 Admah |
| Shemeber | וְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ | wə·šem·’ê·ḇer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8038 Shemeber |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Zeboiim | צְבֹיִים | ṣə·ḇō·yīm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6636 Tseboim, Tsebijim |
| and the king | וּמֶ֥לֶךְ | ū·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Bela | בֶּ֖לַע | be·la‘ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1106 Bela |
| that is | הִיא־ | hî- | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| Zoar | צֹֽעַר׃ | ṣō·‘ar | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6820 Tsoar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 14:1 Genesis 10:10 · Isaiah 37:12 · Genesis 11:2 · Genesis 10:22 · Isaiah 11:11
Genesis 14:2 Genesis 13:10 · Deuteronomy 29:23 · Genesis 10:19 · Isaiah 1:9–10 · Hosea 11:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.