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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Abram to the_king of_Şədom I_raise hand_my to Yahweh god Most_High [the]_creator of_heaven and_earth.
OET (OET-RV) But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I promise by Yahweh, most high God, the owner of heaven and earth,
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָ֖ם אֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֑ם
and=he/it_said Avram to/towards king Şədom
Consider what is the best way in your language to refer to Abram and to the king of Sodom at this point in their conversation. Alternate translation: “But he replied to him,”
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
הֲרִימֹ֨תִי יָדִ֤י אֶל יְהוָה֙
raised hand,my to/towards YHWH
It was the custom that when a person made an oath, he raised his hand as an appeal to God to witness his oath and to hold him accountable and punish him if he were to break his oath. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text or in a footnote. Alternate translation: “As a witness to this oath, I call on Yahweh”
Note 3 topic: writing-oathformula
הֲרִימֹ֨תִי יָדִ֤י אֶל יְהוָה֙
raised hand,my to/towards YHWH
The phrase I raise my hand to Yahweh begins an oath formula. Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. Alternate translation: “I pledge before Yahweh”
אֵ֣ל עֶלְי֔וֹן
god most_high
See how you translated this phrase in verses 18-20. Alternate translation: “who is the highest God”
קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ
maker heaven and,earth
See how you translated this phrase in verse 19. Alternate translation: “and the Owner of heaven and earth,” or “and the One who created heaven and earth,”
14:22 In the words of this oath, Abram may have been clarifying that his God, the Lord (Yahweh), was the God Most High that Melchizedek invoked. Perhaps Melchizedek had never heard the name Yahweh.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Abram to the_king of_Şədom I_raise hand_my to Yahweh god Most_High [the]_creator of_heaven and_earth.
OET (OET-RV) But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I promise by Yahweh, most high God, the owner of heaven and earth,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.