Genesis 13:14
Context13:14 After Lot had departed, the Lord said to Abram, 1 “Look 2 from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west.
Genesis 14:15
Context14:15 Then, during the night, 3 Abram 4 divided his forces 5 against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north 6 of Damascus.
1 tn Heb “and the
2 tn Heb “lift up your eyes and see.”
sn Look. Earlier Lot “looked up” (v. 10), but here Abram is told by God to do so. The repetition of the expression (Heb “lift up the eyes”) here underscores how the
3 tn The Hebrew text simply has “night” as an adverbial accusative.
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “he divided himself…he and his servants.”
6 tn Heb “left.” Directions in ancient Israel were given in relation to the east rather than the north.