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← Genesis 14 · ← verse 1 · verse 3 →

That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. (KJV)

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עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Suthey made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 1

מִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.Mahwar

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 2

אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 3

בֶּ֙רַע֙be.ra'Bera

Lemma: בֶּ֫רַע (be.ra) · Strong's: H1298

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Bera

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1298; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 4

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 5

סְדֹ֔םse.DomSodom

Lemma: סְדֹם (se.dom) · Strong's: H5467

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Sodom

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5467; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 6

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 7

בִּרְשַׁ֖עbir.Sha'Birsha

Lemma: בִּרְשַׁע (bir.sah) · Strong's: H1306

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Birsha

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1306; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 8

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 9

עֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahGomorrah

Lemma: עֲמֹרָה (a.mo.rah) · Strong's: H6017

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gomorrah

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:11, Genesis 18:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6017; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 10

שִׁנְאָ֣ב\׀shin.'AvShinab

Lemma: שִׁנְאָב (shin.av) · Strong's: H8134

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Shinab

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8134; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 11

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 12

אַדְמָ֗ה'ad.MahAdmah

Lemma: אַדְמָה (ad.mah) · Strong's: H0126

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Admah

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 14:8, Deuteronomy 29:23, Hosea 11:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0126; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 13

וְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ve.shem.'E.verand Shemeber

Lemma: שֶׁמְאֵ֫בֶר (shem.e.ver) · Strong's: H8038

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Shemeber

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8038; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 14

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 15

וּמֶ֥לֶךְu.Me.lekhand [the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 16

בֶּ֖לַעBe.la'Bela

Lemma: בֶּ֫לַע (be.la) · Strong's: H1106B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Bela

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1106B; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 17

הִיא\־hi'-that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

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 14:2 word 18

צֹֽעַר\׃Tzo.'ar[is] Zoar

Lemma: צֹ֫עַר (tso.ar) · Strong's: H6820

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Zoar

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 19:30, Deuteronomy 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6820; TAHOT Genesis 14:2 word 19

How the BSB renders it

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

went to→עָשָׂה H6213H to make
war→מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
against→אֵת H0854 with
Bera→בֶּ֫רַע H1298 Bera
king→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Sodom→סְדֹם H5467 Sodom
. . .→אֵת H0854 with
Birsha→בִּרְשַׁע H1306 Birsha
king→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Gomorrah→עֲמֹרָה H6017 Gomorrah
Shinab→שִׁנְאָב H8134 Shinab
king→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Admah→אַדְמָה H0126 Admah
Shemeber→שֶׁמְאֵ֫בֶר H8038 Shemeber
king→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Zeboiim→צְבֹיִים H6636 Zeboiim
and the king→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Bela→בֶּ֫לַע H1106B Bela
(that is→הוּא H1931 he/she/it
Zoar)→צֹ֫עַר H6820 Zoar

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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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