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# Now

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](../11/03.md).

# the kings of [Sodom](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sodom) and [Gomorrah](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gomorrah)

Here the kings represent themselves and their armies. AT: the kings of [Sodom](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sodom) and [Gomorrah](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/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](./17.md) says that the king of [Sodom](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/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"
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# was full of tar pits`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"had many tar pits." These were holes in the ground that had tar in them.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# tar`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`a thick, sticky, black liquid that comes up from the ground. See how this is translated in [Genesis 11:3](../11/03.md).`
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4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# the kings of [Sodom](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sodom) and [Gomorrah](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gomorrah)`
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4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`Here the kings represent themselves and their armies. AT: the kings of [Sodom](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sodom) and [Gomorrah](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gomorrah) and their armies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they fell in there`
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4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`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](./17.md) says that the king of [Sodom](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sodom) went to meet Abram, the first meaning is more likely correct. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Those who were left`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Those who did not die in battle and did not fall in the pits"`
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