Genesis 14:1

The Blessing of Victory for God’s People

14:1 At that time1 Amraphel king of Shinar,2 Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations3

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1	tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayéhi) followed by “in the days of.”
2	sn Shinar (also in v. 9) is the region of Babylonia.
3	tn Or “king of Goyim.” The Hebrew term גּוֹיִם (goyim) means “nations,” but a number of modern translations merely transliterate the Hebrew (cf. NEB “Goyim”; NIV, NRSV “Goiim”).