KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Genesis 14:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he divided” | וַיֵּֽחָלֵ֨ק | To be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate | divided |
| “himself against” | עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | himself against |
| “them, he” | ה֥וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | them he |
| “and his servants,” | וַֽעֲבָדָ֖יו | A servant | servants |
| “by night,” | לַ֛יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
| “and smote” | וַיַּכֵּ֑ם | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | smote |
| “them, and pursued” | וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙ | To run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by) | pursued |
| “them unto” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | them unto |
| “Hobah,” | חוֹבָ֔ה | Chobah, a place in Syria | Hobah |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “on the left hand” | מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל | Properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand | left hand |
| “of Damascus.” | לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃ | Damascus, a city of Syria | Damascus |
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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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