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Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.סְדֹ֖םsedomSodomסְדֹםnoun, proper name — “Sodom”H5467Sedom, a place near the Dead SeaSodom.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַבְרָ֑םavramAbramאַבְרָםnoun, proper name — “Abram”H87Abram, the original name of AbrahamAbram.תֶּןtengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a commandH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהַנֶּ֔פֶשׁhanefeshthe creatureנֶפֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the creature”, the ordinary formH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁveharekhushand the goodרְכוּשׁconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the good”, the ordinary formH7399property (as gathered)good, riches, substance.קַֽחqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “take”, a commandH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king of Sodom saith unto Abram, 'Give to me the persons, and the substance take to thyself,'

World English Bible

The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”

Darby Translation

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the souls, and take the property for thyself.

Douay-Rheims

And the king of Sodom said to Abram: Give me the persons, and the rest take to thyself.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the men, and take the horses to thyself.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ βασιλεὺς Σοδόμων πρὸς Ἅβραμ, δός μοι τοὺς ἄνδρας, τὴν δὲ ἵππον λάβε σεαυτῷ.