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19 He blessed Abram, saying, |Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.| Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. 21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, |Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.| 22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, |I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow 23 that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say, 'It is I who made Abram rich.' 24 I will take nothing except compensation for what the young men have eaten. As for the share of the men who went with me--Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre--let them take their share.| Genesis 14:19-24, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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