#One who had escaped came

"A man escaped from the battle and came"

#He was living

"Abram was living." This introduces background information. (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:writing_background]])

#oaks

See how you translated "oak" in [[:en:bible:notes:gen:12:06|12:6]].

#were all allies of Abram

"were treaty-partners with Abram" or "had a peace agreement with Abram"

#his relative

Lot

#trained men

"men who were trained to fight"

#men, born in his house

"men who were born in Abram's household." They were children of Abram's servants.

#pursued them

"chased them"

#Dan

This is a city in the far north of Canaan, far from Abram's camp.