Genesis 14:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 14:8 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 →
וַיֵּצֵ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
סְדֹ֜ם
Çᵉdôm
H5467
Sodom
וּמֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עֲמֹרָ֗ה
ʻĂmôrâh
H6017
Gomorrah
וּמֶ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַדְמָה֙
ʼAdmâh
H126
Admah
וּמֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צביים
Tsᵉbôʼîym
H6636
Zeboim
צְבוֹיִ֔ם
Tsᵉbôʼîym
H6636
Zeboim
וּמֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בֶּ֖לַע
Belaʻ
H1106
Bela
הִוא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
צֹ֑עַר
Tsôʻar
H6820
Zoar
וַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ
ʻârak
H6186
to arrange
אִתָּם֙
ʼêth
H854
with
מִלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
בְּעֵ֖מֶק
ʻêmeq
H6010
valley
הַשִּׂדִּֽים
Siddîym
H7708
Siddim
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World English Bible Public Domain
There went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;
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King James Version Public Domain
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which Zoar, went out into the Valley of Siddim and arranged themselves for battle
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