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35 lines
735 B
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## one who had escaped came ##
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This can be translated as "A man escaped from the battle and came."
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## He was living ##
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"Abram was living." This introduces background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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## oaks ##
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See how you translated "oak" in [Genesis 12:6](../12/06.md).
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## were all allies of Abram ##
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"were treaty-partners with Abram" or "had a peace agreement with Abram."
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## his relative ##
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This refers to Lot.
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## trained men ##
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"men who were trained to fight"
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## men, born in his house ##
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"men who were born in Abram's household." They were children of Abram's servants.
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## pursued them ##
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"chased them"
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## Dan ##
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This is a city in the far north of Canaan, far from Abram's camp. |