What Does Genesis 14:23 Mean?

“That I will not”

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“take from a thread”

a string; by implication, a measuring tape

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

a thong (as laced or tied)

“even to a shoelatchet”

properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)

“That I will not”

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“take”

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“any thing that is thine lest thou shouldest say”

to say (used with great latitude)

i

“I have made”

properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“Abram”

abram, the original name of abraham