# One who had escaped came

"A man escaped from the battle and came"

# He was living

"Abram was living." This introduces background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# were all allies of Abram

"were treaty-partners with Abram" or "had a peace agreement with Abram"

# his relative

This is a reference to Abram's nephew Lot.

# 318 trained men

"three hundred and eighteen trained men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# trained men

"men who were trained to fight"

# men who had been born in his house

"men who were born in Abram's household." They were children of Abram's servants.

# pursued them

"chased them"

# Dan

This is a city in the far north of Canaan, far from Abram's camp.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hebrew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oak]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/amorite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dan]]