Genesis 14:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 14:15 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 14:1512 words
וַיֵּחָלֵקwayēḥālēqAnd be smooth
עֲלֵיהֶםʿălêhemAbove
לַיְלָהlayəlāhTwist
הוּאhûʾHe
וַעֲבָדָיוwaʿăvādāywAnd servant
וַיַּכֵּםwayakēmAnd strike
וַיִּרְדְּפֵםwayirədəp̄ēmAnd run after
עַדʿadAs far
חוֹבָהḥwōvāhChobah
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
מִשְּׂמֹאלmiśəmōʾlFrom dark
לְדַמָּשֶׂקlədamāśeqTo Damascus
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