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Genesis 14:17-24

17Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abram returnedשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725from defeatingמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221אֶת־'et-H853Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶרKedor-la.'ֹo.merH3540וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428allied with himאֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֑וֹ'a.Sher 'i.ToH834 H854,the kingהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428of Sodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meet himלִקְרָאתוֹ֒lik.ra.ToH7122inאֶל־'el-H413the Valleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010of Shavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740(that isה֖וּאhu'H1931,the King’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010).

18Then MelchizedekH4442kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Salemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004brought outהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196—since heוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931was priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of Godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410Most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945—

19and he blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288Abramand saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “Blessed beבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87by Godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410Most Highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,Creatorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

20and blessed beוּבָרוּךְ֙u.va.ruKhH1288Godאֵ֣ל'elH410Most Highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has deliveredמִגֵּ֥ןmi.GenH4042your enemiesצָרֶ֖יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.”Then Abram gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414Melchizedeka tenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of everythingמִכֹּֽל׃mi.KolH3605.

21The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, “Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414methe peopleהַנֶּ֔פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315,but takeקַֽח־kach-H3947the goodsוְהָרְכֻ֖שׁve.ha.re.KhushH7399for yourself.”

22But Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467, “I have raisedהֲרִימֹ֨תִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311my handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֵ֣ל'elH410Most Highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,Creatorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

23thatאִם־'im-H518I will notוְאִם־ve.'im-H518acceptאֶקַּ֖ח'e.KachH3947evenוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5704a threadמִחוּט֙mi.ChutH2339,or a strapשְׂרֽוֹךְ־se.rokh-H8288of a sandalנַ֔עַלNa.'alH5275,or anythingמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834belongs to you,lestוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808you should sayתֹאמַ֔רto.MarH559, ‘I have madeאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87אֶת־'et-H853richהֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּיhe.'e.Shar.tiH6238.’

24I will accept nothingבִּלְעָדַ֗יbil.'a.DaiH1107butרַ֚קrakH7535whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288have eatenאָֽכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398and the shareוְחֵ֙לֶק֙ve.Che.lekH2506for the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wentהָלְכ֖וּhal.KhuH1980with meאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854—Anerעָנֵר֙'a.NerH6063,Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל'esh.KolH812,and Mamreוּמַמְרֵ֔אu.mam.Re'H4471.Theyהֵ֖םhemH1992may takeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947their portionחֶלְקָֽם׃ סchel.KamH2506.”

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