Gen 14:1 | NET2full | STEP | At that time Amraphel king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellasar , Kedorlaomer king of Elam , and Tidal king of nations

‏ Genesis 14:1

The Blessing of Victory for God’s People

1 At that time ^{▼▼tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayehi) followed by “in the days of.”} Amraphel king of Shinar, ^{▼▼sn Shinar (also in v. 9) is the region of Babylonia.} Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations ^{▼▼tn Or “king of Goyim.” The Hebrew term גּוֹיִם (goyim) means “nations,” but a number of modern translations merely transliterate the Hebrew (cf. NEB, NIV11 “Goyim”; NRSV, NIV84 “Goiim”).}