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# I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten
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This double negative emphasizes that what the young men have eaten is all that Abram would take. Alternative translation: "I will take from you only what my young men have eaten."
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# what the young men have eaten
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It seems that Abram's soldiers had eaten some of the supplies during the journey back to Sodom after the battle.
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# the share of the men that went with me
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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/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre
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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/translate/figs-explicit]])
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