18 Then Melchizedek, king of Salem,(a)(A) brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High.(B) 19 He blessed him and said:

Abram is blessed by God Most High,
Creator(b) of heaven and earth,
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and I give praise to(c) God Most High
who has handed over your enemies to you.


And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.(C)

Footnotes:

a. Genesis 14:18: Jerusalem
b. Genesis 14:19: Or Possessor
c. Genesis 14:20: Or and blessed be

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