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Genesis 12:1-8

1NowJehovahsaidH559untoAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, Get theeoutofthycountry,andfromthykindredוּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.mi.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138,andfromthyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseH1004, untothelandH776thatIwillshowאַרְאֶֽךָּ׃'ar.'E.kaH7200thee:

2andIwillmakeוְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.KhaH6213oftheeagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471,andIwillblessוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaH1288thee,andmakeH6213thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034greatH1419;andbeוֶהְיֵ֖הveh.YehH1961thouablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293:

3andIwillblessH1288themthatblessH1288thee,andhimthatcurseth theewillIcurseH7043:andintheeshallallthefamiliesH4940oftheearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127beblessedH1288.

4SoAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87wentH3318,asJehovahhadspokenH1696untohim;andLotל֑וֹטLotH3876wentH3318withhim:andAbramוְאַבְרָ֗םve.'av.RamH87wasseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657andfiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsH8141oldwhenH834hedepartedoutofHaranמֵחָרָֽן׃me.cha.RanH2771.

5AndAbramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookH3947Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802,andLotל֣וֹטLotH3876hisbrother’sאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andalltheirsubstancethattheyhadgathered,andthesoulsH5315thattheyhadgotteninHaranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771;andtheywentH3318forthH3318togoH3318intothelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;andintothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667theycameH935.

6AndAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87passedH5674throughthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776untotheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, untotheoakofMorehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176.AndtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wasthenאָ֥ז'azH227inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

7AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untoAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,andsaidH559, Unto thyseedH2233willIgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andtherebuildedheanaltarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah,whoappearedהַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'EhH7200untohim.

8Andheremovedfromthence untothemountainH2022ontheeastמִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofBeth-el,andpitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168, having Beth-elonthewestמִיָּם֙mi.YamH3220,andAiontheeastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924:andtherehebuildedanaltarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121uponthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

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