New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 14:17-24

17Then afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310his returnשׁוּב֗וֹshu.VoH7725from thedefeatמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221of Chedorlaomerכְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶרKedor-la.'ֹo.merH3540and the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him,the kingהַמְּלָכִ֖יםha.me.la.KhimH4428of Sodomסְדֹם֮se.DomH5467wentH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרָאתוֹ֒lik.ra.ToH7122him at the Valleyעֵ֣מֶק'E.mekH6010of Shavehשָׁוֵ֔הsha.VehH7740(that is,the King’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010).

18AndMelchizedekH4442the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Salemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004broughtH3318outH3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196; now he was apriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548ofGodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945.

19And he blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87ofGodH430Mostעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945,Possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776;

20And blessedוּבָרוּךְ֙u.va.ruKhH1288beGodH430Mostעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has handedבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH4042 H3027overH4042your enemiesצָרֶ֖יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862to you.” Andhe gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him a tenthמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of everythingמִכֹּֽל׃mi.KolH3605.

21Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, “Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414thepeopleהַנֶּ֔פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315to me and takeקַֽח־kach-H3947the possessionsוְהָרְכֻ֖שׁve.ha.re.KhushH7399for yourself.”

22But Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467, “I haveswornהֲרִימֹ֨תִי יָדִ֤יha.ri.Mo.ti ya.DiH7311 H3027to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068GodH430Mostעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945HighH5945,Possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

23thatI will not takeאֶקַּ֖ח'e.KachH3947a threadמִחוּט֙mi.ChutH2339or a sandalנַ֔עַלNa.'alH5275strapשְׂרֽוֹךְ־se.rokh-H8288or anythingמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605that is yours, so that you do not sayתֹאמַ֔רto.MarH559, ‘I have madeH6238Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87richהֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּיhe.'e.Shar.tiH6238.’

24I will take nothingH1107exceptH1107whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the youngהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288have eatenאָֽכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398,and the shareוְחֵ֙לֶק֙ve.Che.lekH2506of the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wentהָלְכ֖וּhal.KhuH1980with me,Anerעָנֵר֙'a.NerH6063,Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל'esh.KolH812,and Mamreוּמַמְרֵ֔אu.mam.Re'H4471;let them takeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947their shareחֶלְקָֽם׃ סchel.KamH2506.”

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