Genesis 14:22

14:22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand54 to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow55

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54	tn Abram takes an oath, raising his hand as a solemn gesture. The translation understands the perfect tense as having an instantaneous nuance: “Here and now I raise my hand.”
55	tn The words “and vow” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.