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.

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What Does Genesis 14:23 Mean?

Genesis 14:23 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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