GEN 14:17 Parallel Verse View

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14:17 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

14:17 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐξῆλθε δὲ βασιλεὺς Σοδόμων εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ, μετὰ τὸ ὑποστρέψαι αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς κοπῆς τοῦ Χοδολλογομὸρ, καὶ τῶν βασιλέων τῶν μετʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν κοιλάδα τοῦ Σαβύ· τοῦτο ἦν τὸ πεδίον τῶν βασιλέων.
(Exaʸlthe de basileus Sodomōn eis sunantaʸsin autōi, meta to hupostrepsai auton apo taʸs kopaʸs tou Ⱪodollogomor, kai tōn basileōn tōn metʼ autou eis taʸn koilada tou Sabu; touto aʸn to pedion tōn basileōn. )

BrTr And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodollogomor, and the kings with him, to the valley of Saby; this was the plain of the kings.

ULT Then the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh, which is the King’s Valley, after he returned from striking Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

UST After Abram defeated King Chedorlaomer and the other three kings who were Chedorlaomer’s allies, he started to return home. When he reached the Shaveh Valley, which is also called the King’s Valley, the king over the city of Sodom came there and welcomed him.

BSB § After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

OEB Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Vale).

WEBBE The king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

WMBB (Same as above)

NET After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley).

LSV And the king of Sodom goes out to meet him (after his turning back from the striking of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings who [are] with him), to the Valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king’s valley.

FBV When Abram returned after defeating Chedorlaomer and his allies, the king of Sodom came out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (or Valley of the King).

T4T As Abram was returning home after he and his men had defeated the armies of King Chedorlaomer and the other kings who had fought alongside him, the king of Sodom went north to meet him in Shaveh Valley, which people call the King’s Valley.

LEB After his return from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the Valley of the King).

BBE And when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.

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JPS And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh — the same is the King's Vale.

ASV And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King’s Vale).

DRA And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodorlahomor, and of the kings that were with him in the vale of Save, which is the king’s vale.

YLT And the king of Sodom goeth out to meet him (after his turning back from the smiting of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings who [are] with him), unto the valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king's valley.

Drby And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after he had returned from smiting Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, into the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's valley.

RV And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King’s Vale).

Wbstr And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.

KJB-1769 ¶ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And the king of Sodome went out to meete him, (after his returne from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the Kings that were with him) at the valley of Saueh, which is the Kings dale.
(¶ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, (after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the Kings that were with him) at the valley of Saueh, which is the Kings dale.)

14:17 2.Sam.18. 18.

Bshps After that he returned agayne from the slaughter of Chodorlaomer, and of the kynges that were with hym, came the kyng of Sodome foorth to meete hym in the valey Sauch, which is the kynges dale.
(After that he returned again from the slaughter of Chodorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, came the king of Sodom forth to meet him in the valley Sauch, which is the kings dale.)

Gnva After that he returned from the slaughter of Chedor-laomer, and of the Kings that were with him, came the King of Sodom foorth to meete him in the valley of Shaueh, which is the Kings dale.
(After that he returned from the slaughter of Chedor-laomer, and of the Kings that were with him, came the King of Sodom forth to meet him in the valley of Shaueh, which is the Kings dale. )

Cvdl And as he came agayne from the slaughter of Kedorlaomer & of the kinges that were with him, the kynge of Sodome wente to mete him in to the playne felde, which is called kynges dale.
(And as he came again from the slaughter of Kedorlaomer and of the kings that were with him, the king of Sodom went to meet him in to the plain field, which is called kings dale.)

Wycl Sotheli the kyng of Sodom yede out in to the metyng of him, after that he turnede ayen fro sleyng of Chodorlaomor, and of kyngis that weren with him, in the valei of Sabe, which is the valey of the kyng.
(Truly the king of Sodom went out in to the meeting of him, after that he turned again from sleyng of Chodorlaomor, and of kings that were with him, in the valei of Sabe, which is the valley of the king.)

Luth Als er nun wiederkam von der Schlacht des Kedor-Laomor und der Könige mit ihm, ging ihm entgegen der König von Sodom in das Feld, das Königstal heißet.
(Als he now came_back from the/of_the Schlacht the Kedor-Laomor and the/of_the kings/king with him, went him entgegen the/of_the king from Sodom in the Feld, the kingstal heißet.)

ClVg Egressus est autem rex Sodomorum in occursum ejus postquam reversus est a cæde Chodorlahomor, et regum qui cum eo erant in valle Save, quæ est vallis regis.
(Egressus it_is however king Sodomorum in occursum his postquam returned it_is from cæde Chodorlahomor, and of_kings who when/with eo they_were in valle Save, which it_is vallis king. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֵּצֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ סְדֹם֮

and=he/it_went_out king Şədom

Alternate translation: “Then the king over the city of Sodom”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וַ⁠יֵּצֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם֮

and=he/it_went_out king Şədom

Consider whether came or “went” is more natural here in your language. Alternate translation: “Then the king over the city of Sodom went out”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

לִ⁠קְרָאת⁠וֹ֒

to,meet,him

Alternate translation: “to greet him” or “and welcomed Abram”

אֶל עֵ֣מֶק שָׁוֵ֔ה

to/towards valley Shaveh

Alternate translation: “in the Shaveh Valley,”

אַחֲרֵ֣י שׁוּב֗⁠וֹ

after return,his

When Abram reached the Shaveh Valley, he was still about 20 miles (30 kilometers) north of his home, which was near the city of Hebron (Gen 13:18). Alternate translation: “as he was returning home” or “as he was going back home”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מֵֽ⁠הַכּוֹת֙

from,defeating

See how you translated “struck” in verse 15. Alternate translation: “after defeating” or “after he defeated”

אֶת כְּדָרלָעֹ֔מֶר

DOM Chedorlaomer

Be consistent here with how you spelled this name previously in this chapter; see verses 1, 4-5, 9, 17. Alternate translation: “King Kedorlaomer and his army”

וְ⁠אֶת הַ⁠מְּלָכִ֖ים

and=DOM the,kings

Alternate translation: “and the armies of the other three kings”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֑⁠וֹ

which/who with=him/it

For some languages it may be better to put the clauses of this verse in the order that the events actually happened. For example you could say, “After Abram defeated King Kedorlaomer/Chedorlaomer and the other three kings who were Kedorlaomer’s/Chedorlaomer’s allies, he started to return home. When Abram reached the Shaveh Valley, that is, the King’s Valley, the king over the city of Sodom came/went there and greeted/welcomed him.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “who had joined themselves with Kedorlaomer”

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