| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 14:23:1 ⧉אִם־מִחוּט֙immikhutif from a thread Genesis 14:23:2 ⧉וְעַ֣דveadand up to Genesis 14:23:3 ⧉שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַ֔עַלserokhnaala sandal strap Genesis 14:23:4 ⧉וְאִם־אֶקַּ֖חveimekakhand if I take Genesis 14:23:5 ⧉מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֑ךְmikkolasherlakhfrom anything that is yours Genesis 14:23:6 ⧉וְלֹ֣אvelolest Genesis 14:23:7 ⧉תֹאמַ֔רtomaryou say Genesis 14:23:8 ⧉אֲנִ֖יaniI Genesis 14:23:9 ⧉הֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּיheeshartienriched Genesis 14:23:10 ⧉אֶת־אַבְרָֽם׃etavramAbram |
| 23. Formal Translation I will not take anything that is yours—not even a thread or a sandal strap—so that you will not be able to say, “I have made Abram rich.” |
| 23. Dynamic Translation I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal strap; I will not accept anything that belongs to you, so that you will never be able to say, “I made Abram wealthy.” |