Genesis 14:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹא֙ הַפָּלִ֔יט וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְרָ֣ם הָעִבְרִ֑י וְהוּא֩ שֹׁכֵ֨ן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י מַמְרֵ֣א הָאֱמֹרִ֗י אֲחִ֤י אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ וַאֲחִ֣י עָנֵ֔ר וְהֵ֖ם בַּעֲלֵ֥י בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם׃

Transliteration

way-yāḇōʾ hap-pālîṭ way-yaggēḏ lə-ʾaḇrām hā-ʿiḇrî wə-hûʾ šōḵēn bə-ʾēlōnê mamrēʾ hā-ʾĕmōrî ʾăḥî ʾeškōl wa-ʾăḥî ʿānēr wə-hēm baʿălê ḇərîṯ-ʾaḇrām

Grammar Details

*way-yāḇōʾ*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and came
*hap-pālîṭ*: definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the fugitive/escapee
*way-yaggēḏ*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and told
*lə-ʾaḇrām*: preposition + proper noun - to Abram
*hā-ʿiḇrî*: definite article + gentilic adjective - the Hebrew
*wə-hûʾ*: conjunction + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - and he
*šōḵēn*: participle, masculine singular - dwelling
*bə-ʾēlōnê*: preposition + common noun, masculine plural, construct - by/in oaks of
*mamrēʾ*: proper noun, personal name (Mamre)
*hā-ʾĕmōrî*: definite article + gentilic noun - the Amorite
*ʾăḥî*: common noun, masculine singular, construct - brother of
*ʾeškōl*: proper noun, personal name (Eshcol)
*wa-ʾăḥî*: conjunction + common noun, masculine singular, construct - and brother of
*ʿānēr*: proper noun, personal name (Aner)
*wə-hēm*: conjunction + pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - and they
*baʿălê*: common noun, masculine plural, construct - lords/owners of
*ḇərîṯ*: common noun, feminine singular, construct - covenant of
*ʾaḇrām*: proper noun, personal name (Abram)

Word Meanings

*hap-pālîṭ*: the fugitive/escapee/survivor
*šōḵēn*: dwelling/residing/abiding
*bə-ʾēlōnê*: by the oaks/terebinths of
*baʿălê* *ḇərîṯ*: allies/covenant partners/confederates

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 13:18 : 18 And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.
Gen 14:24 : 24 save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Gen 40:15 : 15 for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
Gen 41:12 : 12 And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
Gen 43:32 : 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Exod 2:6 : 6 And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
Exod 2:11 : 11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Num 21:21 : 21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
1 Sam 4:12 : 12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
Job 1:15 : 15 and the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Jonah 1:9 : 9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.
2 Cor 11:22 : 22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
Phil 2:5 : 5 Have this {G5426} mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Gen 39:14 : 14 that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
Gen 10:16 : 16 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

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