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970 B
One who had escaped came
"A man escaped from the battle and came"
He was living
"Abram was living." This introduces background information. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
were all allies of Abram
"were treaty-partners with Abram" or "had a peace agreement with Abram"
his relative
This is a reference to Abram's nephew Lot.
318 trained men
"three hundred and eighteen trained men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
trained men
"men who were trained to fight"
men who had been 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.