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Lech Lecha

  
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 14:13
14:13 Those who escaped came and brought the news to Abram the Hebrew, who was living undisturbed in the plains of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and Aner. They were Abram's allies.
Vayavo hapalit vayaged le-Avram ha'Ivri vehu shochen be'eloney Mamre ha'Emori achi Eshkol va'achi Aner vehem ba'aley vrit-Avram.


Commentary:

living undisturbed
  See Hirsch.

Amorite
  One of the defeated nations. See Genesis 14:7.

Those who escaped
  Some have it in the singular, 'the refugee.'

Hebrew
  See note on Genesis 10:21.





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