Genesis 14:11
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The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.
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The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish.