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Genesis 15:8-17

8AndhesaidH559,OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, wherebyshallIknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045thatIshallinheritH3423it?

9AndhesaidH559untohim,TakeH3947meaheiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697threeמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027yearsoldמְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027,andashe-goatthreeמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027yearsoldH8027,andaramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352threeH8027yearsoldH8027,andaturtle-dove,andayoungוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469pigeon.

10AndhetookH3947himallthese,anddividedtheminthemidstH8432,andlaideachhalfoveragainsttheother:butthebirdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833dividedhenot.

11Andthebirdsהָעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861ofpreyH5861cameH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381uponthecarcasses,andAbramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87drovethemaway.

12Andwhenthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121wasH1961goingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935downH5307,adeepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הve.tar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639fellH5307uponAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87;and,lo,ahorrorofgreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הcha.she.KhahH2825fellH5307uponhim.

13AndhesaidH559untoAbramלְאַבְרָ֗םle.'av.RamH87,KnowH3045ofasuretythatthyseedH2233shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961sojournersגֵ֣ר׀gerH1616inalandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776thatisnottheirs,andshallserveוַעֲבָד֖וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them;andtheyshallafflictוְעִנּ֣וּve.'i.NuH6031themfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141;

14andalsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571thatnationהַגּ֛וֹיha.GoyH1471,whomtheyshallserveיַעֲבֹ֖דוּya.'a.Vo.duH5647,willIjudgeH1777:andafterwardshalltheycomeיֵצְא֖וּye.tze.'UH3318outwithgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419substance.

15Butthou shaltgoתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935tothyfathersH1inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965; thou shaltbeburiedH6912inagoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896oldבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872ageH7872.

16Andinthefourthרְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IH7243generationוְד֥וֹרve.DorH1755theyshallcomehitheragain:fortheiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771oftheAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567isnotyetfullH8003.

17AnditcameH935topassH5674,that,whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121wentH935down,anditwasH1961dark,behold,asmokingfurnaceH8574,andaflamingtorchוְלַפִּ֣ידve.la.PidH3940thatpassedH5674betweenthesepieces.

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