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Genesis 24:2-12

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559untohisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650,theelderH2205ofhishouseH1004,thatruledH4910overallthathehad,Putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760,Ipraythee, thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027undermythighיְרֵכִֽי׃ye.re.KhiH3409:

3andIwillmaketheeswearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650byJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatthou wiltnottakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofthedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323oftheCanaanitesH3669,amongwhomIdwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

4butthou shalt go untomycountry,andtomykindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5Andtheservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidH559untohim, Peradventurethewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802willnotbewillingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14tofollowmeuntothislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:mustIneedsbringH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againuntothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fromwhence thou camest?

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559untohim,BewarethouthatthoubringH7725notmysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

7Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whotookH3947mefrommyfather’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseH1004,andfromthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofmynativity,andwhospake untome,andwhosware untome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedH2233willIgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;hewillsendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397beforethee,andthou shalttakeH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121fromthence.

8Andifthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802benotwillingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14tofollowthee,thenthou shaltbeclearfromthismyoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621;onlyרַ֣קrakH7535thou shaltnotbringH7725mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

9Andtheservantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027underthethighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andswaretohimconcerningthismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

10Andtheservantהָ֠עֶבֶדHa.'e.vedH5650tookH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235camelsגְמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581,ofthecamelsמִגְּמַלֵּ֤יmi.ge.ma.LeiH1581ofhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,anddeparted,havingallgoodlythingsofhismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:andhearoseH6965,andwenttoMesopotamia, untothecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofNahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152.

11Andhemadethecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581tokneeldownwithoutthecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892bythewellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325atthetimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256ofeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,thetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256thatwomengoH3318outtodrawהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ha.sho.'a.VotH7579waterH4325.

12AndhesaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, sendme,Ipraythee, good speedthisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,andshowkindnessuntomymasterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

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