Genesis 14:21
And the king of Sodom said to Abram: Give me the persons, and the rest take to thyself.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Dixit autem rex Sodomorum ad Abram : Da mihi animas, cetera tolle tibi.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- εἶπεν δὲ βασιλεὺς Σοδόμων πρὸς Ἀβράμ Δός μοι τοὺς ἄνδρας, τὴν δὲ ἵππον λάβε σεαυτῷ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ סְדֹ֖ם אֶל אַבְרָ֑ם תֶּן לִ֣י הַנֶּ֔פֶשׁ וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁ קַֽח לָֽךְ
Haydock's commentary
The persons (animas) the souls subject to my dominion. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom Homilies on First Corinthians, Homily I
[5.] And if you please, let us try each by examples. For tell me, what was there ever more exalted than Abraham? And yet it was he that said, “I am but dust and ashes;” it was he who said, ( Gen. xiii. 8 ) “Let there be no strife between me and thee.” But this man, so humble, ( Gen. xiv. 21-24 .) despised (“Persian,” i.e. perhaps, “of Elam.”) Persian spoils, and regarded not Barbaric trophies; and this he did of much highmindedness, and of a spirit nobly nurtured. For he is indeed exalted who is truly humble; (not the flatterer nor the dissembler;) for true greatness is one thing, and arrogance another. …
St John Chrysostom The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians, Ephesians 6:1-3
And now would ye have me exhibit examples of secular men? At present, indeed, we have none; still there are perhaps even secular men who are excellent, though not arrived at the highest philosophy. I shall therefore quote you examples from the saints of the ancient times. How many, who had wives to keep and children to bring up, were inferior in no respect, no, in no respect to those who have been mentioned? Now, however, it is no longer so, “by reason of the present distress” ( 1 Cor. vii. 26 .), as this blessed Apostle saith. Now then whom would ye have me mention? Noah, or Abraham? The son of the one or of the other? Or again, Joseph? Or would ye have me go to the Prophets? Moses I mean, or Isaiah? However, if you will, let us carry our discourse to Abraham, whom all are continually bringing forward to us above all others. …