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OET (OET-LV) And_came the_who_had_escaped and_told to_Abram the_Hebrew and_he [was]_dwelling in/on/at/with_oaks_of Mamre the_ʼAmorī the_brother_of Eshcol and_brother_of Aner and_these [were]_the_partners_of the_covenant_of Abram.
OET (OET-RV) but someone who escaped came and reported this news to Abram the Hebrew. At that time, Abram was still living by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner, and the three of them had formed an alliance together.
וַיָּבֹא֙ הַפָּלִ֔יט
and,came the,who_had_escaped
Alternate translation: “Then someone from Sodom escaped from the battle and came”
וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְרָ֣ם הָעִבְרִ֑י
and,told to,Abram the,Hebrew
The Hebrew people are the descendants of Abram (Abraham), and they were named after his ancestor Eber, who was Shem’s great grandson (Genesis 11:10-26). Some of this information could be put in a footnote.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background
וְהוּא֩
and=he
This phrase introduces background information about Abram as part of the setting for what happens next. Consider what is the best way to communicate that in your language. Alternate translation: “Now at that time he” or “At that time he”
שֹׁכֵ֨ן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י מַמְרֵ֣א
living in/on/at/with,oaks_of Mamre
See how you translated this clause in Gen 13:18. Alternate translation: “was still living by the oak trees that were owned by Mamre” or “was still living by the oak trees on the land owned by Mamre”
הָאֱמֹרִ֗י
the=ʼAmorī
See how you translated “Amorites” in verse 7. Alternate translation: “who was a member of the Amorite people group”
אֲחִ֤י אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ וַאֲחִ֣י עָנֵ֔ר
brother_of Eshcol and,brother_of Aner
Alternate translation: “whose brothers were Eshcol and Aner”
וְהֵ֖ם
and,these
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here.
בַּעֲלֵ֥י בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם
were_of allies_of Avram
Alternate translation: “had made a covenant with Abram to be his allies.” or “and Abram had made a pact together that they would help each other against their enemies.”
14:13 The word Hebrew first occurs here in the Bible. It is not equivalent to the later term Habiru from Egyptian texts; the Habiru were mercenaries that roamed the land in the era of the judges.
• Mamre: See study note on 13:18.
• relatives: Or allies; literally brothers.
OET (OET-LV) And_came the_who_had_escaped and_told to_Abram the_Hebrew and_he [was]_dwelling in/on/at/with_oaks_of Mamre the_ʼAmorī the_brother_of Eshcol and_brother_of Aner and_these [were]_the_partners_of the_covenant_of Abram.
OET (OET-RV) but someone who escaped came and reported this news to Abram the Hebrew. At that time, Abram was still living by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner, and the three of them had formed an alliance together.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.