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Genesis 14:18-22

18And MelchizedekH4442kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Salemשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8004brought forthהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיָ֑יִןva.Ya.yinH3196: and he wasthe priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of the most highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945Godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410.

19And he blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87of the most highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945Godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410,possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776:

20And blessedוּבָרוּךְ֙u.va.ruKhH1288be the most highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,which hath deliveredמִגֵּ֥ןmi.GenH4042thine enemiesצָרֶ֖יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862into thy handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.And he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him tithesמַעֲשֵׂ֖רma.'a.SerH4643of all.

21And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414me the personsהַנֶּ֔פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315,and takeקַֽח־kach-H3947the goodsוְהָרְכֻ֖שׁve.ha.re.KhushH7399to thyself.

22And Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467,I have lift upהֲרִימֹ֨תִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311mine handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the most highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,the possessorקֹנֵ֖הko.NehH7069of heavenשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and earthוָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776,

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