Genesis 14:15 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 14:15

During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

BSB

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ASV

And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And he divided himself against them - It required both considerable courage and address in Abram to lead him to attack the victorious armies of these four kings with so small a number of troops, and on this occasion both his skill and his courage are exercised. His affection for Lot appears to have been his chief motive; he cheerfully risks his life for that nephew who had lately chosen the best part of the land, and left his uncle to live as he might, on what he did not think worthy his own acceptance.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Again, It is all one with the Lord to save by many or by few, 1 Sam. xiv. He rescued his kinsman; twice here he is called his brother Lot. The remembrance of the relation that was between them, both by nature and grace, made him forget the little quarrel that had been between them, in which Lot had by no means acted well towards Abram.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּחָלֵ֨ק	vai.ye.cha.Lek	and divided himself	H2505 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם׀	'a.lei.Hem	on them	H5921 →
לַ֛יְלָה	Lay.lah	night	H3915 →
ה֥וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
וַעֲבָדָ֖יו	va.'a.va.Dav	and servants his	H5650 →
וַיַּכֵּ֑ם	vai.ya.Kem	and he attacked them	H5221 →
וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙	vai.yir.de.Fem	and he pursued them	H7291 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
חוֹבָ֔ה	cho.Vah	Hobah	H2327 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל	mi.se.Mol	[is] from [the] north	H8040 →
לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃	le.da.Ma.sek	of Damascus	H1834 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 112:5
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
leads to
- Psalms 37:21
  The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
- Ephesians 5:15
  Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Proverbs 2:20
  So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
- Philippians 1:9
  And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Through
Acts 9:2
and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
leads to
- Acts 19:9
  But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- Acts 19:23
  About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
- Acts 24:14
  I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and…
- Acts 22:4–5
  I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Genesis

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About Genesis