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RBT Translation:

And Raised-Father is hearing that his brother has been taken captive, and he is pouring out אֶת-his trained-ones,543 born-ones544 of his house, eight ten and three hundred, and is pursuing until Judge.

LITV Translation:
And when Abram heard that his brother was captured, even then he led out his trained men, born of his household, three hundred and eighteen. And they pursued as far as Dan.
ESV Translation:
When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Abram having heard that Lot his nephew had been taken captive, numbered his own homeborn servants three hundred and eighteen, and pursued after them to Dan.

Footnotes

543

Strong’s #2593, חָנִיךְ chanik. Practiced, dedicated, trained. From the root chanak (#2596) whence come the name Narrow, the heroes who save the hot-one. The verb drawn out is used of a swords (#7324).

544

Strong’s #3211, yalid. A noun (or adjective) meaning born one from the verb yalad, to bear (#3205).