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- One who had escaped came - This can be translated as "A man escaped from the battle and came."
- He was living - "Abram was living." This introduces background information. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:writing_background)
- oaks - See how you translated "oak" in en:bible:notes:gen:12:06.
- were all allies of Abram - "were treaty-partners with Abram" or "had a peace agreement with Abram."
- his relative - This refers to Lot.
- trained men - "men who were trained to fight"
- men, 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.