Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 12:1-4

1Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, “Leaveלֶךְ־lekh-H1980yourcountryמֵאַרְצְךָ֥me.'ar.tze.KhaH776,your kindredוּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.mi.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138,and your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1householdוּמִבֵּ֣יתu.mi.BeitH1004,and go toאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will show youאַרְאֶֽךָּ׃'ar.'E.kaH7200.

2I will makeוְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.KhaH6213you into a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471,and I will bless youוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaH1288;I will make your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034greatוַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הva.'a.ga.de.LahH1431,so that you will beוֶהְיֵ֖הveh.YehH1961a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293.

3I will blessוַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙va.'a.va.ra.KhahH1288those who bless youמְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָme.Va.re.Khei.khaH1288and curseאָאֹ֑ר'a.'OrH779those who curse youוּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖u.me.ka.lel.ChaH7043;and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127will be blessedוְנִבְרְכ֣וּve.niv.re.KhuH1288through you.”

4So Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had directed himדִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙di.Ber 'e.LavH1696 H413,and Lotל֑וֹטLotH3876wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854.Abramוְאַבְרָ֗םve.'av.RamH87was seventy-fiveחָמֵ֤שׁ וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםcha.Mesh ve.shiv.'ImH2568 H7657yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֔הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he leftבְּצֵאת֖וֹbe.tze.ToH3318Haranמֵחָרָֽן׃me.cha.RanH2771.

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