- Genesis 14:21
וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ־סְדֹם אֶל־אַבְרָם תֶּן־לִי הַנֶּפֶשׁ וְהָרְכֻשׁ קַח־לָךְ׃
Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the possessions for yourself.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא דִּסְדוֹם לְאַבְרָם הַב לִי נַפְשָׁתָא וְקִנְיָנָא סַב לָךְ׃
The King of Sedom said to Avram: Give me the people, and take the possessions for yourself.
- Genesis 14:22
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם הֲרִמֹתִי יָדִי אֶל־יְהֹוָה אֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I swear to the ETERNAL, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth:
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אַבְרָם לְמַלְכָּא דִּסְדוֹם אֲרֵימִית יְדַי בִּצְלוֹ קֳדָם יְיָ אֵל עִלָּאָה דְּקִנְיָנֵיהּ שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְעָא׃
Avram said to the King of Sedom: I have lifted my hand [in prayer] to [before] Adonoy [before] the Most High Almighty, Possessor of heaven and earth.
- Genesis 14:23
אִם־מִחוּט וְעַד שְׂרוֹךְ־נַעַל וְאִם־אֶקַּח מִכׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָךְ וְלֹא תֹאמַר אֲנִי הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָם׃
I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal strap of what is yours; you shall not say, ‘It is I who made Abram rich.’
Targum Onkelos
אִם מִחוּטָא וְעַד עַרְקַת מְסָנָא וְאִם אֶסַּב מִכָּל דְּלָךְ וְלָא תֵּימַר אֲנָא עַתַּרִית יָת אַבְרָם׃
Neither a thread nor a shoelace! And I will not take anything of yours, so you will not [be able] to say, I have made Avram wealthy.
- Genesis 14:24
בִּלְעָדַי רַק אֲשֶׁר אָכְלוּ הַנְּעָרִים וְחֵלֶק הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אִתִּי עָנֵר אֶשְׁכֹּל וּמַמְרֵא הֵם יִקְחוּ חֶלְקָם׃
For me, nothing but what my servants have used up; as for the share of those who went with me—Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre—let them take their share.”
Targum Onkelos
בָּר מִדַּאֲכַלוּ עוּלֵימַיָּא וְחוּלָק גּוּבְרַיָּא דַּאֲזַלוּ עִמִּי עָנֵר אֶשְׁכּוֹל וּמַמְרֵא אִנּוּן יְקַבְּלוּן חוּלָקְהוֹן׃
I am excluding myself; only what the lads have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aneir, Eshkol and Mamrei, they may take their portion.
- Genesis 15:1
אַחַר ׀ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הָיָה דְבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּמַּחֲזֶה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא אַבְרָם אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד׃
Some time later, the word of GOD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.”
Targum Onkelos
בָּתַר פִּתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין הֲוָה פִּתְגָמָא דַּייָ עִם אַבְרָם בִּנְבוּאָה לְמֵימַר לָא תִּדְחַל אַבְרָם מֵימְרִי תְּקוֹף לָךְ אַגְרָךְ סַגִּי לַחְדָּא׃
After these events, the word of Adonoy came to Avram in a vision, saying: Fear not Avram, I am your shield [My Word is your strength], your reward is very great.
- Genesis 15:2
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִי וְאָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ עֲרִירִי וּבֶן־מֶשֶׁק בֵּיתִי הוּא דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר׃
But Abram said, “O my Sovereign GOD, what can You give me, seeing that I shall die childless, and the one in charge of my household is Dammesek Eliezer!”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אַבְרָם יְיָ אֱלֹהִים מָא תִּתֵּין לִי וַאֲנָא אָזֵיל דְּלָא וְלַד וּבַר פַּרְנָסָא הָדֵין דִּבְבֵּיתִי הוּא דְּמַשְׂקָאָה אֱלִיעֶזֶר׃
Avram said: My Master, God, what will You give me since I continue to be childless, and the manager of my household [this supplier who is in my house] is Eliezer of Damascus.
- Genesis 15:3
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם הֵן לִי לֹא נָתַתָּה זָרַע וְהִנֵּה בֶן־בֵּיתִי יוֹרֵשׁ אֹתִי׃
Abram said further, “Since You have granted me no offspring, my steward will be my heir.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אַבְרָם הָא לִי לָא יְהַבְתְּ וְלַד וְהָא בַּר בֵּיתִי יָרֵית יָתִי׃
And Avram said: Behold, You have not given me children, and thus one of my household will be my heir.
- Genesis 15:4
וְהִנֵּה דְבַר־יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר לֹא יִירָשְׁךָ זֶה כִּי־אִם אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִמֵּעֶיךָ הוּא יִירָשֶׁךָ׃
The word of GOD came to him in reply, “That one shall not be your heir; none but your very own issue shall be your heir.”
Targum Onkelos
וְהָא פִּתְגָמָא דַּייָ עִמֵּיהּ לְמֵימַר לָא יֵירְתִנָּךְ דֵּין אֱלָהֵין בַּר דְּתוֹלֵיד הוּא יֵירְתִנָּךְ׃
Suddenly the word of Adonoy came to him, saying: That one will not be your heir; only he that will come from within your body [a son that you will beget] will be your heir.
- Genesis 15:5
וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הַבֶּט־נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכּוֹכָבִים אִם־תּוּכַל לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּה יִהְיֶה זַרְעֶךָ׃
[Then in the vision, God] took him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them”—continuing, “So shall your offspring be.”
Targum Onkelos
וְאַפֵּיק יָתֵיהּ לְבָרָא וַאֲמַר אִסְתְּכִי כְעַן לִשְׁמַיָּא וּמְנִי כּוֹכְבַיָּא אִם תִּכּוֹל לְמִמְנֵי יָתְהוֹן וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ כְּדֵין יְהוֹן בְּנָךְ׃
He [then] took him outside and said: Look towards the heavens and count the stars if you are able to count them. He then said to him: So [numerous] will your descendants be.
- Genesis 15:6
וְהֶאֱמִן בַּיהֹוָה וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ לּוֹ צְדָקָה׃
And he put his trust in GOD, who reckoned it to his merit.
Targum Onkelos
וְהֵימִין בְּמֵימְרָא דַּייָ וְחַשְׁבַּהּ לֵיהּ לְזָכוּ׃
He believed in [the Word of] Adonoy, and this He accounted to him for righteousness.