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Genesis 14:1

וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בִּימֵי֙
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
אַמְרָפֶ֣ל
ʼAmrâphel
Amraphel, a king of Shinar
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
שִׁנְעָ֔ר
Shinʻâr
Shinar, a plain in Babylonia
אַרְי֖וֹךְ
ʼĂryôwk
Arjok, the name of two Babylonians
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
a king
אֶלָּסָ֑ר
ʼEllâçâr
Ellasar, an early country of Asia
כְּדָרְלָעֹ֨מֶר֙
Kᵉdorlâʻômer
Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
a king
עֵילָ֔ם
ʻÊylâm
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
וְתִדְעָ֖ל
Tidʻâl
and — Tidal, a Canaanite
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
a king
גּוֹיִֽם
gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Genesis 14:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the days of the [Eastern] kings Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,
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In the days of the [Eastern] kings Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,
Genesis 14:1
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