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Twelveשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהyearsשָׁנָהthey had servedעָבְדוּChedorlaomer,אֶת כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶרand in the thirteenthוּשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהyearשָׁנָהthey rebelled.מָרָדוּ
Genesis 14:4
Study it in the app“Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 14:4, word by word
- Twelveשְׁתֵּיםshetem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shetem” appears- Twelveעֶשְׂרֵהesre
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appears- yearsשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- they had servedעָבְדוּavdu
serve
To serve a person.
Where else “avdu” appears- Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְלָעֹמֶרkedarlaomer
Chedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, leader of the alliance of four kings in Genesis 14.
Where else “kedarlaomer” appears- and in the thirteenthשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- they rebelledמָרָדוּmaradu
rebel
Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.
Where else “maradu” appears
The context
3All these joined forces at the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
4 · This verse (above)
5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
To study Genesis 14 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abram do when he heard that his relative Lot had been taken captive (vv. 14-16)?
2. What it means
What does Melchizedek, king of Salem, do, and what does he say when he blesses Abram (vv. 18-20)?
3. How I live it
How can you help a relative or friend in trouble without expecting anything in return, as Abram did (vv. 22-24)?