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# Now
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This word introduces background information about the valley of Siddim. Your language may have another way of introducing background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# was full of tar pits
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"had many tar pits." These were holes in the ground that had tar in them.
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# tar
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a thick, sticky, black liquid that comes up from the ground. See how this is translated in [Genesis 11:3](../11/03.md).
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# the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah
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Here the kings represent themselves and their armies. AT: the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their armies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# they fell in there
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Possible meanings are 1) some of their soldiers fell in the tar pits or 2) the kings themselves fell in the tar pits. Since [Genesis 14:17](./17.md) says that the king of Sodom went to meet Abram, the first meaning is more likely correct. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Those who were left
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"Those who did not die in battle and did not fall in the pits"
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# the enemy
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This refers to King Chedorlaomer and the other kings and their armies with him who were attacking Sodom and Gomorrah.
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# the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah
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The words "Sodom" and "Gomorrah" are metonyms for the people who lived in those cities. AT: "the wealth of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah" or "the property of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# their provisions
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"their food and drink"
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# went their way
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"they went away"
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# they also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who was living in Sodom, along with all his possessions
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The phrases "Abram's brother's son" and "who was living in Sodom" remind the reader of things that were written earlier about Lot. AT: "they also took Lot, along with all his possessions. Lot was Abram's brother's son and was living in Sodom at that time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]]) |