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Genesis 15:2-5

2AndAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87saidH559,OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,whatwilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me, seeingIgoH1980childlessעֲרִירִ֑י'a.ri.RiH6185,andhethatshallbepossessorofmyhouseH1004isEliezerאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃'e.li.'E.zerH461ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834?

3AndAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87saidH559,Behold,tomethou hastgivenH5414noseedH2233:and,lo,oneborninmyhouseH1004ismineheir.

4And,behold,thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thismanshallnotbethineheir;buthethatshallcomeH3318forthH3318outofthineownbowelsH4578shallbethineheir.

5AndhebroughtH3318himforthH3318abroad,andsaidH559,Lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027nowtowardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,andnumberthestarsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,ifthoubeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961ableתּוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201tonumberthem:andhesaidH559untohim,SoshallthyseedH2233beH1961.

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