Genesis 14:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;”
Genesis 14:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 14:114 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בִּימֵיbîmêIn day
אַמְרָפֶלʾamərāp̄elAmraphel
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
שִׁנְעָרšinəʿārShinar
אַרְיוֹךְʾarəywōḵəArjok
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
אֶלָּסָרʾelāsārEllasar
כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶרkədārəlāʿōmerKedorlaomer
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
עֵילָםʿêlāmElam
וְתִדְעָלwətidəʿālAnd Tidal
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
גּוֹיִםgwōyimNation
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