Berean Standard Bible
“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.’”
Abram has rescued his nephew Lot and recaptured the goods taken by four invading kings. The grateful king of Sodom offers him all the recovered property as a reward.
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Berean Standard Bible (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.’
World English Bible (WEB)
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.’
King James Version (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:
American Standard Version (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:
Bible in Basic English (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:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
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:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero Abram le contestó: ―Le prometí al Señor, el Dios Altísimo, creador del cielo y de la tierra, que no me quedaría con nada de lo que es tuyo, ni siquiera con un cordón o una correa de una sandalia. Así no podrás decir jamás: “Abram se hizo rico, porque se quedó con mis bienes”.
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