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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. (KJV)

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וַיֵּחָלֵ֨קvai.ye.cha.Lekand divided himself

Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to divide

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:7, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 26:53, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2505A; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 1

עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם\׀'a.lei.Hemon them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 2

לַ֛יְלָהLay.lahnight

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 3

ה֥וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 4

וַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.Davand servants his

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 5

וַיַּכֵּ֑םvai.ya.Kemand he attacked them

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:17, Genesis 19:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 6

וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙vai.yir.de.Femand he pursued them

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 7

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 8

חוֹבָ֔הcho.VahHobah

Lemma: חוֹבָה (cho.vah) · Strong's: H2327

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Hobah

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2327; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 9

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 10

מִשְּׂמֹ֖אלmi.se.Mol[is] from [the] north

Lemma: שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) · Strong's: H8040H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: left: north

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 3:17, 2 Chronicles 4:7, 2 Chronicles 4:8, Ezekiel 16:46 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8040H; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 11

לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק\׃le.da.Ma.sekof Damascus

Lemma: דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) · Strong's: H1834

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Damascus

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 11:24, 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1834; TAHOT Genesis 14:15 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

During the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
[Abram]	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
divided	→	חָלַק H2505A to divide
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
his forces	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
and routed [Chedorlaomer’s army]	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
pursuing them	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
as far as	→	עַד H5704 till
Hobah	→	חוֹבָה H2327 Hobah
north	→	שְׂמֹאל H8040H left: north
of Damascus	→	דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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