Genesis 14:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 14:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַפָּלִ֔יט
pâlîyṭ
H6412
fugitive
וַיַּגֵּ֖ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְאַבְרָ֣ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
הָעִבְרִ֑י
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
וְהוּא֩
hûwʼ
H1931
he
שֹׁכֵ֨ן
shâkan
H7931
to dwell
בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י
ʼêlôwn
H436
oak
מַמְרֵ֣א
Mamrêʼ
H4471
Mamre
הָאֱמֹרִ֗י
ʼĔmôrîy
H567
Amorite
אֲחִ֤י
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֶשְׁכֹּל֙
ʼEshkôl
H812
Eshcol
וַאֲחִ֣י
ʼâch
H251
brother
עָנֵ֔ר
ʻÂnêr
H6063
Aner
וְהֵ֖ם
hêm
H1992
they
בַּעֲלֵ֥י
baʻal
H1167
husband
בְרִית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
אַבְרָֽם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
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World English Bible Public Domain
One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were allies of Abram.
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King James Version Public Domain
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then someone who escaped came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. And he was living by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner, and they owners of a covenant with Abram.
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