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The War of the Kings

Genesis 14:3

In 11 translations

BSB
The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).That is, the Dead Sea
KJV
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
WEB
All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).
ASV
All these joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea).
LSV
All these have been joined together to the Valley of Siddim, which [is] the Salt Sea;
YLT
All these have been joined together unto the valley of Siddim, which [is] the Salt Sea;
DBY
All these were joined in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
DRC
All these came together into the woodland vale, which now is the salt sea.
GNV
All these ioyned together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt Sea.
JPS
All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim — the same is the Salt Sea.
LXXE
All these met with one consent at the salt valley; this is now the sea of salt.Gr. agreed.

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Original-language editions

WLC
כָּל־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ חָֽבְר֔וּ אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק הַשִּׂדִּ֑ים ה֖וּא יָ֥ם הַמֶּֽלַח׃
LXX-Br
Πάντες οὗτοι συνεφώνησαν ἐπὶ τὴν φάραγγα τὴν ἁλυκήν· αὕτη ἡ θάλασσα τῶν ἁλῶν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Joshua 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed…
  • Deuteronomy 3:17The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
  • Numbers 34:12Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea. This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”
  • Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
  • Psalms 107:34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.

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