Genesis 14:23
“That I wil not take from a threed euen to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram rich:”
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Genesis 14:23 Context
21And the King of Sodome said vnto Abram, giue me the persons, and take the goods to thy selfe. 22And Abram said to the King of Sodome, I haue lift vp my hand vnto the LORD, the most high God, the possessour of heauen and earth, 23That I wil not take from a threed euen to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram rich: 24Saue onely that which the yong men haue eaten, and the portion of the men which went with mee, Aner, Eschol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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Other Translations for Genesis 14:23
That I will not [take] from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
- King James Version
that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
- American Standard Version (1901)
That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:
- Basic English Bible
if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take [anything] ...; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich;
- Darby Bible
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
- Webster's Bible
that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
- World English Bible
from a thread even unto a shoe-latchet I take not of anything which thou hast, that thou say not, I -- I have made Abram rich;
- Youngs Literal Bible
that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 14:23
14:23 From a thread to a shoe - latchet - Not the least thing that had ever belonged to the king of Sodom.