KJV King James Version
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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Genesis 14:17
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
WEB World English Bible
The king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
ASV American Standard Version
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King’s Vale).
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king of Sodom goeth out to meet him (after his turning back from the smiting of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings who are with him), unto the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s valley.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּצֵ֣אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingסְדֹם֮H5467 · se.domSodomלִקְרָאתוֹ֒H7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterשׁוּב֗וֹH7725 · shuvto return: returnמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙H5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶרH3540 · ke.dor.la.o.merChedorlaomerוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמְּלָכִ֖יםH4428 · me.lekhkingאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichאִתּ֑וֹH854 · etwithאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)עֵ֣מֶקH6010 · e.meqValley (of Achor)שָׁוֵ֔הH7740 · sha.vehShavehה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itעֵ֥מֶקH6010 · e.meqValley (of Achor)הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃H4428 · me.lekhking
Cross-references
2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.Hebrews 7:1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;Proverbs 19:4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.Proverbs 14:20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends.Judges 11:34And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she [was his] only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.1 Samuel 18:6And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
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