Verse 15
Genesis 14:15
Free Bible Version
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Abram recovered all that had been taken, including Lot and his possessions, and also brought back the women and others who had been captured.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּחָלֵ֨ק עֲלֵי/הֶ֧ם לַ֛יְלָה ה֥וּא וַ/עֲבָדָ֖י/ו וַ/יַּכֵּ֑/ם וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפֵ/ם֙ עַד חוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִ/שְּׂמֹ֖אל לְ/דַמָּֽשֶׂק
English Translation
And they were divided against them by night, he and his servants, and they struck them and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
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Chapter 14 Context
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Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king o...
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