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Genesis 14:18-22

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,

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