Genesis 14
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Genesis 14:21-24

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.DiH7311H3027to 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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