He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

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He took his wife Sarai,(A) his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated(B) and the people(C) they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,(D) and they arrived there.

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20 Because his appetite is never satisfied,[a]
he does not let anything he desires escape.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:20 Lit Because he does not know ease in his stomach

20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(A)
    he cannot save himself by his treasure.(B)

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24 If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,(A)

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24 “If I have put my trust in gold(A)
    or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(B)

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10 Place no trust in oppression
or false hope in robbery.(A)
If wealth increases,
don’t set your heart on it.(B)

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10 Do not trust in extortion(A)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;(B)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.(C)

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