New International Version (© 2011)
that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, 'I made Abram rich.'King James Bible
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:American Standard Version
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:Young's Literal Translation
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;Genesis 14:23 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleFrom a thread even to a shoelatchet - This was certainly a proverbial mode of expression, the full meaning of which is perhaps not known. Among the rabbinical writers חוט chut, or חוטי chuti, signifies a fillet worn by young women to tie up their hair; taken in this sense it will give a good meaning here. As Abram had rescued both the men and women carried off by the confederate kings, and the king of Sodom had offered him all the goods, claiming only the persons, he answers by protesting against the accepting any of their property: "I have vowed unto the Lord, the proprietor of heaven and earth, that I will not receive the smallest portion of the property either of the women or men, from a girl's fillet to a man's shoe-tie." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge That I. 1 Kings 13:8 And the man of God said to the king, If you will give me half your house, I will not go in with you... 2 Kings 5:16,20 But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused... Esther 9:15,16 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar... 2 Corinthians 11:9-11 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man... 2 Corinthians 12:14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours but you... lest. 2 Corinthians 11:12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory... Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you... Genesis 14:23 Parallel Commentaries
Abram Accept Aught Belonging Cord Fear Rich Sandal Sandal-Thong Shoe Shouldest Strap Thong Thread WealthAbram Accept Aught Belonging Cord Fear Rich Sandal Sandal-Thong Shoe Shouldest Strap Thong Thread WealthTHE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®.Genesis 14:23 Mobile Bible
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John 1:27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie."
2 Kings 5:16 The prophet answered, "As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing." And even though Naaman urged him, he refused.
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