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Genesis 14:2

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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עָשׂ֣וּasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…מִלְחָמָ֗הmilchamahbattleמִלְחָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.בֶּ֨רַע֙beraBeraבֶּרַעnoun, proper name — “Bera”H1298Bera, a Sodomitish kingBera.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.סְדֹ֔םsedomSodomסְדֹםnoun, proper name — “Sodom”H5467Sedom, a place near the Dead SeaSodom.וְאֶתveetand amongאֵתconjunction, preposition — “and among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.בִּרְשַׁ֖עbirshaBirshaבִּרְשַׁעnoun, proper name — “Birsha”H1306Birsha, a king of GomorrahBirsha.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.עֲמֹרָ֑הamorahGomorrahעֲמֹרָהnoun, proper name — “Gomorrah”H6017Amorah, a place in PalestineGomorrah.שִׁנְאָ֣בshinavShinabשִׁנְאָבnoun, proper name — “Shinab”H8134Shinab, a CanaaniteShinab.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.אַדְמָ֗הadmahAdmahאַדְמָהnoun, proper name — “Admah”H126Admah, a place near the Dead SeaAdmah.וְשֶׁמְאֵ֨בֶר֙veshemeverand Shemeberשֶׁמְאֵבֶרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shemeber”H8038Shemeber, a king of ZeboimShemeber.מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.צבייםtsvyymZeboiimצְבֹאִיםnoun, proper name — “Zeboiim”H6636Tseboim or Tsebijim, a place in PalestineZeboiim, Zeboim.צְבוֹיִ֔יםtsevoyimZeboiimצְבֹאִיםnoun, proper name — “Zeboiim”H6636Tseboim or Tsebijim, a place in PalestineZeboiim, Zeboim.וּמֶ֥לֶךְumelekhand kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.בֶּ֖לַעbelaBelaבֶּלַעnoun, proper name — “Bela”H1106Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two IsraelitesBela.הִיאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.צֹֽעַרtsoarZoarצֹעַרnoun, proper name — “Zoar”H6820Tsoar, a place East of the JordanZoar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that they 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 — the same is Zoar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that they 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 (the same is Zoar).

Young’s Literal Translation

they have made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which [is] Zoar.

World English Bible

they made war with Bera, king of Sodom; Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).

Darby Translation

[that] they made war with Bera the king of Sodom, and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

Douay-Rheims

Made war against Bara king of Sodom, and against Bersa king of Gomorrha, and against Sennaab king of Adama, and against Semeber king of Seboim, and against the king of Bala, which is Segor.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that they 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 — the same is Zoar.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

made war with Balla king of Sodom, and with Barsa king of Gomorrha, and with Sennaar, king of Adama, and with Symobor king of Seboim and the king of Balac, this is Segor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐποίησαν πόλεμον μετὰ Βαλλὰ βασιλέως Σοδόμων, καὶ μετὰ Βαρσὰ βασιλέως Γομόῤῥας, καὶ μετὰ Σενναὰρ βασιλέως Ἀδαμὰ, καὶ μετὰ Συμοβὸρ βασιλέως Σεβωεὶμ, καὶ βασιλέως Βαλάκ· αὕτη ἐστὶ Σηγώρ.