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This word introduces background information about the valley of Siddim. Your language may have another way of introducing background information. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
was full of tar pits
"had many tar pits." These were holes in the ground that had tar in them.
tar
a thick, sticky, black liquid that comes up from the ground. See how this is translated in Genesis 11:3.
the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah
Here the kings represent themselves and their armies. Alternate translation: the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their armies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
they fell in there
Possible meanings are 1) some of their soldiers fell in the tar pits or 2) the kings themselves fell in the tar pits. Since Genesis 14:17 says that the king of Sodom went to meet Abram, the first meaning is more likely correct. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Those who were left
"Those who did not die in battle and did not fall in the pits"