KJV: And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
YLT: And he divideth himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smiteth them, and pursueth them unto Hobah, which is at the left of Damascus;
Darby: And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is to the left of Damascus.
ASV: And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
| וַיֵּחָלֵ֨ק | And He divided [his forces] |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָלַק Sense: to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign. |
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| עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם ׀ | against them |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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| לַ֛יְלָה | by night |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לַיִל Sense: night. |
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| וַעֲבָדָ֖יו | and his servants |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant. |
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| וַיַּכֵּ֑ם | and attacked them |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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| וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙ | and pursued them |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after. |
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| עַד־ | as far as |
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Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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| חוֹבָ֔ה | Hobah |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חֹובָה Sense: a city north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom. |
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| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | which [is] |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל | north |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׂמֹאל Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side. |
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| לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק | of Damascus |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: דּוּמֶּשֶׂק Sense: an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 30 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem. |
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