14:17 After Abram 1 returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram 2 in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley). 3
26:19 When Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing 8 water there,
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn The King’s Valley is possibly a reference to what came to be known later as the Kidron Valley.
4 tn Heb “all these,” referring only to the last five kings named. The referent has been specified as “these last five kings” in the translation for clarity.
5 tn The Hebrew verb used here means “to join together; to unite; to be allied.” It stresses close associations, especially of friendships, marriages, or treaties.
6 sn The Salt Sea is the older name for the Dead Sea.
7 tn Heb “and he camped in the valley of Gerar and he lived there.”
10 tn Heb “living.” This expression refers to a well supplied by subterranean streams (see Song 4:15).