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15 Then, during the night,[a] Abram[b] divided his forces[c] against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north[d] of Damascus.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:15 tn The Hebrew text simply has “night” as an adverbial accusative.
  2. Genesis 14:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Genesis 14:15 tn Heb “he divided himself…he and his servants.”
  4. Genesis 14:15 tn Heb “left.” Directions in ancient Israel were given in relation to the east rather than the north.

15 During the night Abram divided his men(A) to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.(B)

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