Génesis 14:22

22 Abram le respondió al rey de Sodoma:
—Juro solemnemente ante el Señor
, Dios Altísimo, Creador de los cielos y la tierra,

Génesis 14:22 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 14:22

And Abram said to the king of Sodom
In reply to his request:

I have lifted up mine hand unto the Lord;
which was both a gesture of praying and of swearing, and both may be intended here; when he set out on his expedition, it is very probable he prayed to God for success, and swore that if he prospered him, that he would receive no profit or advantage from it to himself; or now in the presence of Melchizedek he lift up his hands and swore that he would take none of the goods he had recovered to his own line; and in this form of praying or swearing, he makes use of the same epithets of God Melchizedek had just used:

the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth:
having his heart struck with those just and glorious representations of God, and awed with a sense of such a glorious Being, and being forward to learn and retain everything that tended to make for the glory of God.

Génesis 14:22 In-Context

20 Y bendito sea Dios Altísimo,
que derrotó a tus enemigos por ti».
Luego Abram dio a Melquisedec una décima parte de todos los bienes que había recuperado.

21 El rey de Sodoma le dijo a Abram:
—Devuélveme a mi pueblo, el cual fue capturado; pero puedes quedarte con todos los bienes que recuperaste.

22 Abram le respondió al rey de Sodoma:
—Juro solemnemente ante el Señor
, Dios Altísimo, Creador de los cielos y la tierra,

23 que no tomaré nada de lo que a ti te pertenece, ni un simple hilo ni la correa de una sandalia. De otro modo, podrías decir: “Yo soy quien enriqueció a Abram”.

24 Aceptaré solamente lo que mis jóvenes guerreros ya han comido, y pido que tú entregues una porción justa de los bienes a mis aliados: Aner, Escol y Mamre.