Genesis 14:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Genesis 14:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 14:23 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 14:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 14:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.’”
Genesis 14:23 — World English Bible
Genesis 14:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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:”
Genesis 14:23 — American Standard Version
Genesis 14:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 14:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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;”
Genesis 14:23 — Darby Translation
Genesis 14:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a threde or shoolatchet, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram riche,”
Genesis 14:23 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 14:23 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“if from a thread and as far as a sandal strap—and if I take from all that is yours! And you shall not say, 'I have made Abram rich.'”
Genesis 14:23 — The Living Sword
Genesis 14:23 in Context — Genesis 14
21 Entonces el rey de Sodoma dijo á Abram: Dame las personas, y toma para ti la hacienda.
22 Y respondió Abram al rey de Sodoma: He alzado mi mano á Jehová Dios alto, poseedor de los cielos y de la tierra,
23 Que desde un hilo hasta la correa de un calzado, nada tomaré de todo lo que es tuyo, porque no digas: Yo enriquecí á Abram:
24 Sacando solamente lo que comieron los mancebos, y la porción de los varones que fueron conmigo, Aner, Eschôl, y Mamre; los cuales tomarán su parte.
What Does Genesis 14:23 Mean?
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