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Genesis 24:37-41

37Andmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113madeH7650meswearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofthedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323oftheCanaanitesH3669,inwhoselandבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776Idwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

38butthou shalt go untomyfather’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,andtomykindred,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39AndIsaidH559untomymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, Peradventurethewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802willnotfollowme.

40AndhesaidH559untome,Jehovah,beforewhomIwalkהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980,willsendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397withthee,andprosperH6743thywayH1870;andthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofmykindred,andofmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseH1004:

41thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thoubeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961clearfrommyoathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423,whenthou comesttomykindred;andiftheygiveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414hernottothee, thou shaltbeH1961clearfrommyoathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

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