And he divided
chalaq (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
himself against them he and his servants
`ebed (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
by night
layil (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
and smote
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
them and pursued
radaph (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
them unto Hobah
chowbah (kho-baw')
hiding place; Chobah, a place in Syria -- Hobah.
which is on the left hand
smo'wl (sem-ole')
dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand -- left (hand, side).
of Damascus
Dammeseq (dam-meh'-sek)
Damascus, a city of Syria -- Damascus.
