Genesis 14:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain 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

Referenced Verses

• Gen 13:18 : 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
• Gen 14:24 : 24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which 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 there with us a young man, an 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, which 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 when she had opened it, she 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, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an 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 an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which 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 {G1063} Let this mind be 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 an 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 Girgasite,