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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
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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