Genesis 14:15-17

14:15 Then, during the night, ¹  Abram ²  divided his forces ³  against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north ⁴  of Damascus. 14:16 He retrieved all the stolen property. ⁵  He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of ⁶  the people.

14:17 After Abram ⁷  returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram ⁸  in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley). ⁹ 

[14:15]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text simply has “night” as an adverbial accusative.

[14:15]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:15]  ³ tn Heb “he divided himself…he and his servants.”

[14:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “left.” Directions in ancient Israel were given in relation to the east rather than the north.

[14:16]  ⁵ tn The word “stolen” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[14:16]  ⁶ tn The phrase “the rest of “ has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

[14:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:17]  ¹¹ sn The King’s Valley is possibly a reference to what came to be known later as the Kidron Valley.