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OET (OET-LV) Two_plus ten year[s] they_had_served DOM Kedorlaomer and_three teen year they_rebelled.
OET (OET-RV) They had been subject to King Kedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Note 1 topic: writing-background
שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה
two/dual teen year
This paragraph (verses 4-9) is a flashback that tells the events that led up to the war (verses 1-3). Consider what is the best way in your language to introduce this background information. Alternate translation: “This is what happened: For twelve years” or “This is why they were fighting: During twelve years”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
עָבְד֖וּ
served
Consider what is the best way in your language to refer to the five kings (listed in verse 2) at this point in the paragraph. Alternate translation: “the five kings had paid taxes to” or “the five kings had been subject to” or “they had been ruled by”
אֶת כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר
DOM Chedorlaomer
Be consistent here with how you spelled this name in verse 1. Alternate translation: “King Kedorlaomer”
וּשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה
and=three teen year
Alternate translation: “but sometime in the thirteenth year”
מָרָֽדוּ
rebelled
Alternate translation: “they started to revolt against him.”
14:4 King Kedorlaomer apparently defeated the Siddim Valley kings at an earlier time and put them under tribute for asphalt, olive oil, and copper. In the thirteenth year they refused to send it; in the fourteenth year (14:5), the invaders returned to subjugate them again.
OET (OET-LV) Two_plus ten year[s] they_had_served DOM Kedorlaomer and_three teen year they_rebelled.
OET (OET-RV) They had been subject to King Kedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.