# I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten This double negative emphasizes that what the young men have eaten is all that Abram would take. Alternate translation: "I will take from you only what my young men have eaten." # what the young men have eaten It seems that Abram's soldiers had eaten some of the supplies during the journey back to Sodom after the battle. # the share of the men that went with me The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "the share of the recovered property that belongs to the men who helped me get it back" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) # Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre These are the allies of Abram ([Genesis 14:13](../14/13.md)). Because they were Abram's allies they fought battles alongside him. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "my allies Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])