KJV King James Version
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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Genesis 14:14
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
WEB World English Bible
When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
ASV American Standard Version
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan.
Surrounding context — Genesis 14
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
12 And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these [were] confederate with Abram.
14 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.
15 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.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאַבְרָ֔םH87 · av.ramAbramכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforנִשְׁבָּ֖הH7617 · sha.vahto take captiveאָחִ֑יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingוַיָּ֨רֶקH7324 · ruqto emptyאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חֲנִיכָ֜יוH2593 · cha.nikhtrainedיְלִידֵ֣יH3211 · ya.lidbornבֵית֗וֹH1004 · betplaceשְׁמֹנָ֤הH8083 · she.mo.neheightעָשָׂר֙H6240 · a.sartenוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeמֵא֔וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףH7291 · ra.daphto pursueעַד־H5704 · adtillדָּֽן׃H1835 · danDan
Cross-references
Judges 18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.Genesis 15:3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.Proverbs 24:11-12If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;Ecclesiastes 2:7I got [me] servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:Genesis 17:27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.Deuteronomy 34:1And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that [is] over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,Genesis 17:12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed.Genesis 12:5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.Genesis 23:6Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.Genesis 12:16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.1 John 2:18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.Judges 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.Genesis 11:27-31Now these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.Psalm 45:3-5Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.Genesis 13:8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren.Isaiah 41:2-3Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.Psalm 68:12Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.Genesis 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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