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Genesis 14:21-24

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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