New International VersionIn the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim
New Living TranslationOne year later Kedorlaomer and his allies arrived and defeated the Rephaites at Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites at Ham, the Emites at Shaveh-kiriathaim,
English Standard VersionIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Berean Standard BibleIn the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
King James BibleAnd 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,
New King James VersionIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
New American Standard BibleAnd in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
NASB 1995In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
NASB 1977And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Legacy Standard BibleSo in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Amplified BibleIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the [three] kings who were with him attacked and subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Christian Standard BibleIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Holman Christian Standard BibleIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
American Standard VersionAnd 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,
Contemporary English VersionA year later King Chedorlaomer and his allies attacked and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, and the Emites in Shaveh-Kiriathaim.
English Revised VersionAnd 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,
GOD'S WORD® TranslationIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Good News TranslationIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came with their armies and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in the plain of Kiriathaim,
International Standard VersionIn the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
NET BibleIn the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
New Heart English BibleIn the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Webster's Bible TranslationAnd 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 Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleIn the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
World English BibleIn 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, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings who [are] with him, and they strike 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,
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and they shall smite the Rephaims in Ashtaroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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.
Catholic Public Domain VersionTherefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived, and the kings who were with him. And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim.
New American BibleIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
New Revised Standard VersionIn the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd in the fourteenth year came Cardlaamar, and the kings that were with him, and smote the mighty men who were in Ashteroth Karnaim and the valiant men who were in the city, and the Emins in Shaveh Koriathaim,
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd in year fourteen Kardlaamar came and the Kings that were with him and they struck the mighty men who were in Asteroth Qornim and the warriors who were among them and the Emney who were in Shwa Qurathim; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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 Septuagint TranslationAnd 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 Ommaeans in the city Save.
Additional Translations ... Audio Bible
Context The War of the Kings… 4For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5In the fourteenthyear,Chedorlaomerand the kingsallied with himwent outand defeatedthe RephaitesinAshteroth-karnaim,the Zuzitesin Ham,the Emitesin Shaveh-kiriathaim,6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.…
Cross References Deuteronomy 2:10-12(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. / Like the Anakites, they were also regarded as Rephaim, though the Moabites called them Emites. / The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)
Deuteronomy 2:20-21(That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. / They were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place,
Joshua 12:4-5And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei. / He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua 13:12the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,
Amos 2:9-10Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. / And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
Numbers 13:28-33Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. / The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.” / Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!” ...
Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
1 Samuel 17:4-7Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height, / and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, / and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. ...
2 Samuel 21:16-22Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. / But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.” / Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha. ...
Isaiah 26:14The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
Isaiah 17:5as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim.
Matthew 24:37-39As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Luke 17:26-30Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ...
Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
2 Peter 2:5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
Treasury of Scripture 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 Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, Rephaims. Genesis 15:20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, Deuteronomy 3:11,20,22 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedsteadwas a bedstead of iron;is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubitswas the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man… 2 Samuel 5:18,22 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim… Ashteroth. Deuteronomy 1:4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: Joshua 12:4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan,which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, Joshua 13:12,31 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out… Zuzims. Deuteronomy 2:20-23 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims; … 1 Chronicles 4:40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the landwas wide, and quiet, and peaceable; forthey of Ham had dwelt there of old. Psalm 78:51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief oftheir strength in the tabernacles of Ham: Emims. Deuteronomy 2:10,11 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; … Shaveh Kiriathaim. Joshua 13:19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley, Jeremiah 48:1,23 Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confoundedand taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed… Jump to Previous AlliedChedorlaomerChed-Or-Lao'merDefeatedEmimEmitesFourteenthHamimKarnaimKedorlaomerKingsKiriathaimmOvercameRephaimReph'aimRephaimsShavehSideSmiteSmoteStruckSubduedJump to Next AlliedChedorlaomerChed-Or-Lao'merDefeatedEmimEmitesFourteenthHamimKarnaimKedorlaomerKingsKiriathaimmOvercameRephaimReph'aimRephaimsShavehSideSmiteSmoteStruckSubduedGenesis 14 1.The battle of four kings against the king of Sodom and his allies.12.Lot is taken prisoner.14.Abram rescues him.17.Melchizedek blesses Abram, who gives him tithes.21.Abram restores the rest of the spoil to the king of Sodom.In the fourteenth yearThis phrase indicates a specific time frame, marking the fourteenth year of Chedorlaomer's reign or dominance over the region. It suggests a period of subjugation and tribute by the local kings to Chedorlaomer, which is significant in understanding the political landscape of the time. The number fourteen can also be seen as a double of seven, a number often associated with completeness or divine order in the Bible. Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him
Chedorlaomer was the king of Elam, a region located in present-day southwestern Iran. His alliance with other kings, including those of Shinar, Ellasar, and Goiim, demonstrates the political alliances and coalitions common in the ancient Near East. This coalition reflects the power dynamics and the need for smaller kingdoms to band together for military campaigns. Chedorlaomer's leadership in this alliance indicates his prominence and influence. went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim
The Rephaites were a group of ancient people known for their size and strength, often associated with giants in biblical texts. Ashteroth-karnaim is located in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River. This victory over the Rephaites signifies the military prowess of Chedorlaomer's coalition and their ability to conquer formidable foes. The Rephaites are mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, such as inDeuteronomy 2:20-21, where they are described as a people as great and numerous as the Anakim. the Zuzites in Ham
The Zuzites, also known as the Zamzummim, were another group of people living in the region. The location "Ham" is less clearly identified but is thought to be in the vicinity of the Transjordan area. The defeat of the Zuzites further emphasizes the comprehensive nature of Chedorlaomer's campaign, as he systematically subdued various tribes and peoples. the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim
The Emites were a people described inDeuteronomy 2:10-11 as great, numerous, and tall, like the Anakim. Shaveh-kiriathaim is believed to be located in the region of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. The mention of these specific locations and peoples highlights the extensive reach of Chedorlaomer's military campaign. The Emites' defeat is part of the broader narrative of conquest and control in the region, setting the stage for the subsequent events involving Abram and Lot. Persons / Places / Events 1. KedorlaomerA king of Elam who led a coalition of kings in battle. His name is of Elamite origin, and he is a central figure in the military campaign described in Genesis 14. 2. RephaimA group of ancient people known for their great size and strength, often associated with giants. They were defeated in Ashteroth-karnaim. 3. Ashteroth-karnaimA location in Bashan, associated with the Rephaim. The name suggests a connection to the Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth. 4. ZuzitesAlso known as Zamzummim, another group of ancient people defeated by Kedorlaomer's coalition. They resided in Ham. 5. EmitesA people described as great and numerous, living in Shaveh-kiriathaim. They were also defeated by the coalition. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in HistoryThe defeat of these mighty peoples by Kedorlaomer's coalition demonstrates God's control over historical events. Even powerful nations and peoples are subject to His will. The Reality of Spiritual WarfareThe battles against the Rephaim, Zuzites, and Emites can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual battles. Believers are called to rely on God's strength to overcome spiritual giants in their lives. The Importance of AlliancesKedorlaomer's success was partly due to his alliances. In the Christian life, forming alliances with fellow believers can provide strength and support in spiritual battles. The Transience of Earthly PowerThe eventual defeat of Kedorlaomer's coalition (later in Genesis 14) reminds us that earthly power is temporary. True and lasting power belongs to God alone. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1.What is the meaning of Genesis 14:5?
2.How does Genesis 14:5 demonstrate God's sovereignty over historical events and nations?
3.What lessons can we learn from the defeat of the Rephaim in Genesis 14:5?
4.How does Genesis 14:5 connect to God's promises to Abraham in Genesis 12?
5.How can Genesis 14:5 inspire us to trust God's plan in difficult times?
6.What role does divine intervention play in the battles described in Genesis 14:5?
7.What historical evidence supports the events described in Genesis 14:5?
8.How does Genesis 14:5 align with archaeological findings?
9.Why were the Rephaim, Zuzim, and Emim significant in Genesis 14:5?
10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 14?
11.Genesis 14:5–7: How can we reconcile the widespread campaigns mentioned here with the lack of extrabiblical records or artifacts?
12.Who or what were the Rephaim?
13.Deuteronomy 3:11 describes King Og’s massive iron bed—how can this be historically or scientifically accurate?
14.Who were the Zamzummim in ancient history?What Does Genesis 14:5 Mean In the fourteenth year“In the fourteenth year” (Genesis 14:5) anchors the narrative in real time. Fourteen years have elapsed since the eastern kings first subjugated the region (Genesis 14:4). Scripture consistently treats chronology as factual, underscoring God’s involvement in history. • The delay highlights how long oppression can last before judgment arrives—yet God’s timing is perfect (Ecclesiastes 3:1;2 Peter 3:9). • It prepares readers for Abram’s coming rescue of Lot (Genesis 14:14-16), reminding us that God equips His people for decisive moments at the right time.
Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with himChedorlaomer of Elam leads a coalition first listed inGenesis 14:1. Their unity magnifies human power—but also its limits. • The alliance models worldly strength that seems invincible (Psalm 33:16-17) yet will soon meet a single man of faith. • God allows nations to rise for His purposes, then brings them low when their role is complete (Isaiah 40:23;Acts 17:26). • The scene previews spiritual warfare: earthly coalitions versus those who walk with God (Ephesians 6:12).
Defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaimThe Rephaites were renowned giants (Deuteronomy 3:11). Conquering them in their own stronghold of Ashteroth-karnaim showcases the coalition’s might. • Israel would later face remnants of these giants; this earlier defeat shows that even formidable enemies fall under God’s sovereignty (Joshua 12:4-6). • Ashteroth-karnaim lay in Bashan, land eventually promised to Israel (Deuteronomy 3:1-3). History is already moving toward God’s covenant promises.
Defeated the Zuzites in HamLittle is known about the Zuzites, butDeuteronomy 2:20 links them with the Zamzummim—another clan of great stature. Their home, Ham (east of the Jordan), falls without recorded resistance. • The sweep of victories demonstrates thorough domination; no pocket of resistance remains. • God later clears these same lands for the descendants of Lot and Esau (Deuteronomy 2:19-22), revealing His orderly governance over all nations’ territories (Psalm 24:1).
Defeated the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaimEmites were “a people great, numerous, and tall” (Deuteronomy 2:10-11). Shaveh-kiriathaim, a plain near Moab, marks the farthest southward reach of the campaign. • The verse underscores the coalition’s relentless advance—giants, plains, fortified towns, all alike crumble. • Yet their success sets up their downfall, because Abram will intercept them on their return (Genesis 14:17-20), illustratingProverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction.”
summaryGenesis 14:5 records a series of swift, literal victories by Chedorlaomer’s alliance: Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, Zuzites in Ham, Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim. The verse highlights (1) God’s precise timing, (2) the apparent invincibility of worldly coalitions, and (3) the defeat of even giant nations under His overarching plan. These conquests pave the way for Abram’s faithful intervention, proving that the Lord rules history and empowers His people to overcome forces far greater than themselves. (5) The Rephaims.--Described as an Amorite tribe ( Amos 2:9) of great stature, settled in Bashan, where Moses conquered them ( Joshua 13:12). We find them also on the other side of Jordan, in Mount Ephraim ( Joshua 17:15), on the western side of Jerusalem ( Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16; 2Samuel 5:18; 2Samuel 5:22), and even among the Philistines ( 2Samuel 21:16; 2Samuel 21:18). In many of these places the word is wrongly translated giants.From this wide dispersion of them we may safely conclude that they belonged to the earlier settlers in the land and that only their rulers, like Og ( Joshua 9:10), were Amorites. . . . Verse 5. - And in (or during) the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote (because of actual or probable rebellion) the Rephaims. Γίγαντας ( LXX.), a tribe of gigantic stature (from an Arabic root, to be high), the iron bed of whose last king, Og, measured nine yards in length and four in breadth (Deuteronomy 3:11); forming a portion of the aboriginal inhabitants of Palestine prior to the invasion of the Canaanites, though existing as a remnant as late as the conquest (Genesis 2:20;Genesis 3:11, 13).In Ashteroth Karnaim. Literally,Ashteroth of the Two Horns; so called either from its situation between two horn-shaped hills (Jewish interpreters), or because of the horned cattle with which it abounded (Hillery), or in honor of the goddess Ashtaroth, Astarte, or Venus, whose image was such as to suggest the idea of a horned figure (A Lapide, Gesenius, Kalisch); identified by some with the capital of Og (Keil), but by others distinguished from it (Wetstein); of uncertain site, though claimed to sin-rive in the ruins ofTell Ashtereh, near the ancient Edrei (Ritter); in those ofAfineh, eight miles from Buzrah (Porter); in the modern villageMesarib (Burckhardt); or inEl Kurnem orOphein in Ledsha (Robinson).And the Zuzims. Probably the Zamzummims between the Arnon and the Jabbok (Deuteronomy 2:20).In Ham. "Possibly the ancient name of Rabba of the Ammonites (Deuteronomy 3:11), the remains being still preserved in the ruins of Amman" (Keil).And the Emims.Fearful and terrible men, the primitive inhabitants of Moab (Deuteronomy 2:10, 11); called also Rephaims, as being of colossal stature.In Shaveh Kiriathaim. Literally,the plain of Kiriatkaim, orthe plain of the two cities, situated in the district afterwards assigned to Reuben (Numbers 32:37); identified withCoraiatha, the modernKoerriath orKereyat, ten miles west of Medebah (Eusebias, Jerome, Kalisch), which, however, rather corresponds withKerioth, inJeremiah 48:24 (Keil).
Parallel Commentaries ...
Hebrew In the fourteenth
וּבְאַרְבַּע֩(ū·ḇə·’ar·ba‘)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 702:Four
year,
שָׁנָ֜ה(šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141:A year
Chedorlaomer
כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר(ḵə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3540:Chedorlaomer -- a king of Elam
and the kings
וְהַמְּלָכִים֙(wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4428:A king
who were
אֲשֶׁ֣ר(’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834:Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that
allied with him
אִתּ֔וֹ(’it·tōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 854:Nearness, near, with, by, at, among
went out
בָּ֣א(bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935:To come in, come, go in, go
and defeated
וַיַּכּ֤וּ(way·yak·kū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5221:To strike
the Rephaites
רְפָאִים֙(rə·p̄ā·’îm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 7497:Rephaim -- inhabitants of an area East of the Jordan
in Ashteroth-karnaim,
קַרְנַ֔יִם(qar·na·yim)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6255:Ashteroth-karnaim -- 'Ashtaroth of the double horns', a place East of the Jordan
the Zuzites
הַזּוּזִ֖ים(haz·zū·zîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 2104:Zuzim -- a people East of the Jordan
in Ham,
בְּהָ֑ם(bə·hām)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1990:Ham -- a place in Palestine
the Emites
הָֽאֵימִ֔ים(hā·’ê·mîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 368:terrors', an inhabitant of Moab
in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה(bə·šā·wêh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7740:Shaveh -- a valley near Salem
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