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Genesis 14:5

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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וּבְאַרְבַּע֩uvearbaand in fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, preposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.עֶשְׂרֵ֨הesrehteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).שָׁנָ֜הshanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).בָּ֣אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶרkhedarelaomerChedorlaomerכְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶרnoun, proper name — “Chedorlaomer”H3540Kedorlaomer, an early Persian kingChedorlaomer.וְהַמְּלָכִים֙vehamlakhimand the kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אִתּ֔וֹitvoamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.וַיַּכּ֤וּvayakvand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רְפָאִים֙refaimgiantרָפָאnoun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “giant”, the ordinary formH7497a giantgiant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051 (בֵּית רָפָא).בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תbeashterotin Ashtoreth Karnaimעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Ashtoreth Karnaim”H6255Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the JordanAshtoreth Karnaim.קַרְנַ֔יִםqarnayimAshtoreth Karnaimעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִםnoun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “Ashtoreth Karnaim”, the ordinary formH6255Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the JordanAshtoreth Karnaim.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַזּוּזִ֖יםhazuzimthe Zuzimsזוּזִיםdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Zuzims”, the ordinary formH2104Zuzites, an aboriginal tribe of PalestineZuzims.בְּהָ֑םbehamin Hamהָםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Ham”H1990Ham, a region of PalestineHam.וְאֵת֙veetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָֽאֵימִ֔יםhaeymimthe Emimsאֵימִיםdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Emims”, the ordinary formH368Emim, an early Canaanitish (or Maobitish) tribeEmims.בְּשָׁוֵ֖הbeshavehin Shavehשָׁוֵהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Shaveh”H7740Shaveh, a place in PalestineShaveh.קִרְיָתָֽיִםqiryatayimKirjathaimקִרְיָתַיִםnoun, proper name — “Kirjathaim”H7156Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in PalestineKiriathaim, Kirjathaim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings who [are] with him, and they smite the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

World English Bible

In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Darby Translation

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-Kirjathaim,

Douay-Rheims

And in the fourteenth year came Chodorlahomor, and the kings that were with him: and they smote the Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim in Save of Cariathaim.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And in the fourteenth year came Chodollogomor, and the kings with him, and cut to pieces the giants in Astaroth, and Carnain, and strong nations with them, and the Ommæans in the city Save.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν δὲ τῷ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῳ ἔτει ἦλθε Χοδολλογομὸρ καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατέκοψαν τοὺς γίγαντας τοὺς ἐν Ἀσταρὼθ, καὶ Καρναῒν, καὶ ἔθνη ἰσχυρὰ ἅμα αὐτοῖς, καὶ τοὺς Ὀμμαίους τοὺς ἐν Σαυῇ τῇ πόλει.