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18 And Melchisedech kyng of Salem brought foorth breade and wine: & he was the priest of the most highest God, 19 And blessed hym, saying: Blessed be Abram vnto the hygh God possessour of heauen and earth. 20 And blessed be the high God, which hath deliuered thyne enemies vnto thy hande: and Abram gaue him tithes of all. 21 And the kyng of Sodome sayde vnto Abram: geue me the soules, and take the goodes to thy selfe. 22 And Abram aunswered the kyng of Sodome: I haue lyft vp my hande vnto the Lord the hye God, possessour of heauen and earth, 23 That I wyll not take of all that is thyne so muche as a threede or shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest saye, I haue made Abram ryche: 24 Saue onlye that which the young men haue eaten, and the portions of the men which went with Aner, Eschol, & Mamre, which shal take their portios. Genesis 14:18-24, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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