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# One who had escaped came
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"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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# 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 is a reference to Abram's nephew Lot.
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# 318 trained men
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"three hundred and eighteen trained men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# trained men
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"men who were trained to fight"
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# men who had been 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.
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