Genesi 14:23

23 giurando che non prenderei neppure un filo, né un laccio di sandalo, di tutto ciò che t’appartiene; perché tu non abbia a dire: Io ho arricchito Abramo.

Genesi 14:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 14:23

That I will not [take] from a thread even to a shoelatchet,
&c.] That is, from a thread used in sewing garments to, a shoelatchet, or the string which fastens the shoes to the foot, the least belonging to that; or from the hair lace of the head, to the shoelatchet of the foot; that is, he would take nothing of his from head to foot: the meaning is, that he would not take that which was of the least value and importance that could be conceived of, and which is more clearly expressed by what follows:

and that I will not take anything that [is] thine;
the least thing that belonged to him, or to any of his subjects, for this reason:

lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich;
lest he should upbraid him with it afterwards, and say, that all his riches were owing to him; whereas God had promised to bless him, and make him rich and great, as he had begun to do, and still would more and more; and in whom his trusted, and to whom he was desirous all the glory of his greatness and riches should be ascribed.

Genesi 14:23 In-Context

21 E il re di Sodoma disse ad Abramo: "Dammi le persone, e prendi per te la roba".

22 Ma Abramo rispose al re di Sodoma: "Ho alzato la mia mano all’Eterno, l’Iddio altissimo, padrone dei cieli e della terra,

23 giurando che non prenderei neppure un filo, né un laccio di sandalo, di tutto ciò che t’appartiene; perché tu non abbia a dire: Io ho arricchito Abramo.

24 Nulla per me! tranne quello che hanno mangiato i giovani, e la parte che spetta agli uomini che son venuti meco: Aner, Eshcol e Mamre; essi prendano la loro parte".