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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 14:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 14:114 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בִּימֵיbîmêIn day
אַמְרָפֶלʾamərāp̄elAmraphel
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
שִׁנְעָרšinəʿārShinar
אַרְיוֹךְʾarəywōḵəArjok
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
אֶלָּסָרʾelāsārEllasar
כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶרkədārəlāʿōmerKedorlaomer
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
עֵילָםʿêlāmElam
וְתִדְעָלwətidəʿālAnd Tidal
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
גּוֹיִםgwōyimNation
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
בִּימֵיbîmêIn day
אַמְרָפֶלʾamərāp̄elAmraphel
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
שִׁנְעָרšinəʿārShinar
אַרְיוֹךְʾarəywōḵəArjok
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
אֶלָּסָרʾelāsārEllasar
כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶרkədārəlāʿōmerKedorlaomer
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
עֵילָםʿêlāmElam
וְתִדְעָלwətidəʿālAnd Tidal
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
גּוֹיִםgwōyimNation

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