OET interlinear GEN 14:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

וְ⁠עֵ֣מֶק הַ⁠שִׂדִּ֗ים בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤ת בֶּאֱרֹת֙ חֵמָ֔ר

and,the_valley_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,the_valley_of of_(the),Siddim pits_of pits_of tar and,they_fled king Şədom and=Amorah and,they_fell to,(to) and,[those,who]_survived the_hill_country,to fled )

The word Now indicates a change of topic and introduces background information. For some languages it is more natural to omit that word and just use a paragraph break. Also be consistent here with how you translated the Valley of Siddim in [verses 3](../14/03.md) and 8, and how you translated tar in Genesis [11:3](../11/03.md). Alternate translation: [The Siddim Valley was full of tar pits] or [There were many tar pits in the Siddim Valley]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יָּנֻ֛סוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֥ם וַ⁠עֲמֹרָ֖ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the_valley_of of_(the),Siddim pits_of pits_of tar and,they_fled king Şədom and=Amorah and,they_fell to,(to) and,[those,who]_survived the_hill_country,to fled )

It is assumed here that the kings were accompanied by their armies. If that is not understood, you could make that explicit in your translation. Alternate translation: [The kings of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and their armies ran away from the battle]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּפְּלוּ־שָׁ֑מָּ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the_valley_of of_(the),Siddim pits_of pits_of tar and,they_fled king Şədom and=Amorah and,they_fell to,(to) and,[those,who]_survived the_hill_country,to fled )

The idiom they fell there could mean: (1) that they died there because of the tar pits. Alternate translation: [some of their soldiers were died from falling into the tar pits] or [they fell into the tar pits and died] or (2) that some jumped into the tar pits to hide, but died in the pit. Alternate translation: [and those who tried to hide in the tar pits died there]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

וַ⁠יִּפְּלוּ־שָׁ֑מָּ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the_valley_of of_(the),Siddim pits_of pits_of tar and,they_fled king Şədom and=Amorah and,they_fell to,(to) and,[those,who]_survived the_hill_country,to fled )

By they, the author means the king of Gomorrah but not the king of Sodom, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction. Notice that the king of Sodom is still alive in [verse 17](../14/17.md), so the pronoun they probably does not include him here, depending on how you translate fell there.

וְ⁠הַ⁠נִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the_valley_of of_(the),Siddim pits_of pits_of tar and,they_fled king Şədom and=Amorah and,they_fell to,(to) and,[those,who]_survived the_hill_country,to fled )

The phrase And those who remained could mean: (1) those who were left. Alternate translation: [And those who had not died]; (2) the other three kings and their armies. Alternate translation: [And the three other kings and their armies]

הֶ֥רָ⁠ה

the_hill_country,to

See how you translated hill country in [verse 6](../14/06.md). Alternate translation: [to the hills to hide there]