GEN 14:23 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) that I won’t take anything of yours, not even the strap of a sandal, so that you won’t be able to say that it was you who made me wealthy.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX εἰ ἀπὸ σπαρτίου ἕως σφυρωτῆρος ὑποδήματος λήψομαι ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν σῶν, ἵνα μὴ εἴπῃς, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐπλούτισα τὸν Ἅβραμ.
(ei apo spartiou heōs sfurōtaʸros hupodaʸmatos laʸpsomai apo pantōn tōn sōn, hina maʸ eipaʸs, hoti egō eploutisa ton Habram. )

BrTr that I will not take from all thy goods from a string to a shoe-latchet, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich.

ULT if from a thread even to the strap of a sandal, or if I take from anything that belongs to you, so that you will not say, ‘I made Abram rich.’

UST that I will not accept anything that is yours or your people’s, not even a piece of string or the strap from a sandal. That way you can never say that you were the one who made me rich.

BSB that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

OEB that I would not take a thread nor a sandal-thong nor anything that is yours, so that you could not say, “I have made Abram rich.”

WEBBE 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.’

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(22-24)But Abram told the king of Sodom, “I swear to God, The High God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, this solemn oath, that I’ll take nothing from you, not so much as a thread or a shoestring. I’m not going to have you go around saying, ‘I made Abram rich.’ Nothing for me other than what the young men ate and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; they’re to get their share of the plunder.”
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NET 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.’

LSV from a thread even to a shoe-strap I do not take of anything which you have, that you do not say, I have made Abram rich;

FBV that I refuse to take anything belonging to you, not a single thread or a sandal strap. Otherwise you might claim, ‘It was me who made Abram rich!’

T4T that I will not accept even one thread or a thong of a sandal from anything that belongs to you. As a result, you will never be able to say, ‘I caused Abram to become rich.’

LEB that neither a thread nor[fn] a thong of a sandal would I take from all that belongs to you, that you might not say, ‘I made Abram rich.’

14:23 Literally “that not from a thread and up to”

BBE That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS 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;

ASV 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:

DRA That from the very woof thread unto the shoe latchet, I will not take of any things that are thine, lest thou say I have enriched Abram:

YLT 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;

Drby 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;

RV that I will not take a thread nor a shoelatchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Wbstr That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

KJB-1769 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:
(That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take anything that is thine, lest thou/you should say, I have made Abram rich: )

KJB-1611 That I wil not take from a threed euen to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram rich:
(That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take anything that is thine, lest thou/you should say, I have made Abram rich:)

Bshps That I wyll not take of all that is thyne so muche as a threede or shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest saye, I haue made Abram ryche:
(That I will not take of all that is thine/your so much as a threade or shoe latchet, lest thou/you should say, I have made Abram ryche:)

Gnva 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,
(That I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a threde or shoolatchet, lest thou/you should say, I have made Abram riche, )

Cvdl that I wyll not take of all that is thyne, so moch as a threde or a shue lachet, lest thou shuldest saye: I haue made Abram ryche:
(that I will not take of all that is thyne, so much as a threde or a shoe lachet, lest thou/you shuldest say: I have made Abram ryche:)

Wycl Lord of heuene and of erthe, that fro the threde of oof til to the layner of the hose I schal not take of alle thingis that ben thine, lest thou seie, I made Abram riche;
(Lord of heaven and of earth, that from the threde of oof till to the layner of the hose I shall not take of all things that been thine, lest thou/you say, I made Abram riche;)

Luth daß ich von allem, das dein ist, nicht einen Faden noch einen Schuhriemen nehmen will, daß du nicht sagest, du habest Abram reich gemacht.
(daß I from everything, the your is, not a Faden still a Schuhriemen take will, that you not sagest, you habest Abram reich made.)

ClVg quod a filo subtegminis usque ad corigiam caligæ, non accipiam ex omnibus quæ tua sunt, ne dicas: Ego ditavi Abram:
(that from filo subtegminis until to corigiam caligæ, not/no accipiam from to_all which your are, not dicas: I ditavi Abram: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אִם־מִ⁠חוּט֙ וְ⁠עַ֣ד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַ֔עַל

if even,thread and=unto thong sandal

Abram is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from later in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “if I take anything from a thread to the strap of a sandal”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אִם־מִ⁠חוּט֙ וְ⁠עַ֣ד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַ֔עַל וְ⁠אִם־אֶקַּ֖ח מִ⁠כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֑⁠ךְ

if even,thread and=unto thong sandal and=if take from=all which/who to/for=you(fs)

According to custom, Abram is leaving out the part of his oath that tells what Yahweh will do to him if he does the things that he mentions in his oath. Because of the power of spoken words, people left that part to be understood silently. You could supply these words if it would be clearer and not offensive in your language. Alternate translation: “if from a thread even to the strap of a sandal, or I take from anything that belongs to you, may Yahweh punish me severely” or “…may Yahweh strike me dead”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

מִ⁠חוּט֙ וְ⁠עַ֣ד שְׂרֽוֹךְ נַ֔עַל

even,thread and=unto thong sandal

Abram is mentioning things that are so small and insignificant that no one would want them in order to make the point that he doesn't want anything from the king of Sodom. Alternate translation: “even a thread or the strap from a sandal,” or “even something as small as a piece of string or a sandal strap”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וְ⁠אִם אֶקַּ֖ח מִ⁠כָּל

and=if take from=all

This clause emphasizes Abram’s point by repeating the meaning of the previous phrase in different words. Consider what is the best way to emphasize a point in your language. Also, consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “No I will not keep anything”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

אֲשֶׁר לָ֑⁠ךְ

which/who to/for=you(fs)

For some languages, it may be clearer and more natural to put this phrase earlier in this verse and say, “that I will not keep/accept anything that belongs to you or your people, not even something as small as a piece of thread/string or the strap from a sandal.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “that belongs to you or your people,”

וְ⁠לֹ֣א תֹאמַ֔ר

and=not say

Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אֲנִ֖י הֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּי אֶת אַבְרָֽם

I made_~_rich DOM Avram

The Hebrew pronoun that refers here to the king of Sodom is emphatic. Consider what is the best way to communicate that emphasis in your language. Also consider whether it is better in your language to translate this embedded quote as a direct or indirect quote. Alternate translation: “I am the one who made Abram wealthy!”

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