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Genesis 14:21-24

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,

23That I will notאִם־'im-H518takefrom a threadמִחוּט֙mi.ChutH2339even to a shoelatchetשְׂרֽוֹךְ־ נַ֔עַלse.rokh- Na.'alH8288 H5275,and that I will notוְאִם־ve.'im-H518takeאֶקַּ֖ח'e.KachH3947any thing that isthine, lest thou shouldest sayתֹאמַ֔רto.MarH559,I have madeH6238Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87richהֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּיhe.'e.Shar.tiH6238:

24Saveבִּלְעָדַ֗יbil.'a.DaiH1107only that whichH834the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288have eatenאָֽכְל֣וּ'a.khe.LuH398,and the portionוְחֵ֙לֶק֙ve.Che.lekH2506of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which wentהָלְכ֖וּhal.KhuH1980withאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854me, Anerעָנֵר֙'a.NerH6063,Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל'esh.KolH812,and Mamreוּמַמְרֵ֔אu.mam.Re'H4471;let themהֵ֖םhemH1992takeיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947their portionחֶלְקָֽם׃ סchel.KamH2506.

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