Genesis 14:21
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
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:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
- KJV
- And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
- WEB
- The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”
- ASV
- And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
- DARBY
- And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the souls, and take the property for thyself.
- BLB
- And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give to me the souls, and take the goods for yourself.”
- ÅB
- Og kongen i Sodoma sa til Abram: Gi meg folket, og ta du godset!
- OTB
- Kongen i Sodoma sa til Abram: “Gi meg folket tilbake, og behold eiendelene for deg selv.”
- B1930
- Og kongen i Sodoma sa til Abram: Gi mig folket, og ta du godset!