Genesis 14:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 14:15 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 →
וַיֵּחָלֵ֨ק
châlaq
H2505
to divide
עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
לַ֛יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַעֲבָדָ֖יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַיַּכֵּ֑ם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
חוֹבָ֔ה
chôwbâh
H2327
Hobah
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק
Dammeseq
H1834
Damascus
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World English Bible Public Domain
He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he divided against them during the night, he and his servants, and struck them and pursued them to Hobah, which north of Damascus.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).