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Genesis 14:1

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The Blessing of Victory for God’s People

14:1 At that time 1  Amraphel king of Shinar, 2  Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations 3 

1 tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayÿhi) followed by “in the days of.”

2 sn Shinar (also in v. 9) is the region of Babylonia.

3 tn Or “king of Goyim.” The Hebrew term גּוֹיִם (goyim) means “nations,” but a number of modern translations merely transliterate the Hebrew (cf. NEB “Goyim”; NIV, NRSV “Goiim”).



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