16. And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, likewise the women and the people.
17. Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter at Chedorlaomer, and the kings who were with him at the valley of Shaveh, which is the valley of the king.
18. Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was a priest of the Most High God;
19. he blessed him, and he said: "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth.
20. And blessed be the Most High God, through whose protection the enemies are in your hands." And he gave him tithes from everything.
21. Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me these souls, and take the rest for yourself."
22. And he responded to him: "I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,
23. that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, 'I have enriched Abram,'
24. except that which the young men have eaten, and the shares for the men who came with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. These will take their shares."