KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 14:15
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
WEB World English Bible
He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
ASV American Standard Version
And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he divideth himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smiteth them, and pursueth them unto Hobah, which is at the left of Damascus;
Surrounding context — Genesis 14
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.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּחָלֵ֨קH2505 · cha.laqto divideעֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀H5921 · aluponלַ֛יְלָהH3915 · lay.lahnightה֥וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itוַעֲבָדָ֖יוH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוַיַּכֵּ֑םH5221 · na.khahto smiteוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙H7291 · ra.daphto pursueעַד־H5704 · adtillחוֹבָ֔הH2327 · cho.vahHobahאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichמִשְּׂמֹ֖אלH8040 · se.mo.lleftלְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃H1834 · dam.me.seqDamascus
Cross-references
Acts 9:2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.Deuteronomy 15:2And this [is] the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth [ought] unto his neighbour shall release [it]; he shall not exact [it] of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’S release.Psalm 112:5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.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.1 Kings 15:18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were] left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
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