Genesis 14:3

14:3 These last five kings ¹  joined forces ²  in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). ³ 

Genesis 14:17

14:17 After Abram ⁴  returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram ⁵  in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley). ⁶ 

Genesis 14:8

14:8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and prepared for battle. In the Valley of Siddim they met ⁷ 

Genesis 14:10

14:10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. ⁸  When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them, ⁹  but some survivors ¹⁰  fled to the hills. ¹¹ 

Genesis 37:14

37:14 So Jacob ¹²  said to him, “Go now and check on ¹³  the welfare ¹⁴  of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word.” So Jacob ¹⁵  sent him from the valley of Hebron.

[14:3]  ¹ 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.

[14:3]  ² 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.

[14:3]  ³ sn The Salt Sea is the older name for the Dead Sea.

[14:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:17]  ⁶ sn The King’s Valley is possibly a reference to what came to be known later as the Kidron Valley.

[14:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “against.”

[14:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Now the Valley of Siddim [was] pits, pits of tar.” This parenthetical disjunctive clause emphasizes the abundance of tar pits in the area through repetition of the noun “pits.”

[14:10]  ¹¹ tn Or “they were defeated there.” After a verb of motion the Hebrew particle שָׁם (sham) with the directional heh (שָׁמָּה, shammah) can mean “into it, therein” (BDB 1027 s.v. שָׁם).

[14:10]  ¹² tn Heb “the rest.”

[14:10]  ¹³ sn The reference to the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah must mean the kings along with their armies. Most of them were defeated in the valley, but some of them escaped to the hills.

[37:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[37:14]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “see.”

[37:14]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “peace.”

[37:14]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jacob) has been specified in the translation for clarity.