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Genesis 12:1-9

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.

5And Abramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his wifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297,his nephewבֶּן־ אָחִ֗יוben- 'a.ChivH1121 H251וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the possessionsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834רָכָ֔שׁוּra.Kha.shuH7408וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and peopleהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had acquiredעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213in Haranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771,and set outוַיֵּצְא֗וּ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙vai.ye.tze.'U la.Le.khetH3318 H1980for the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667.When they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,

6Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87traveledוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776as far asעַ֚ד'adH5704the siteמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725עַ֖ד'adH5704of the Oakאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436of Morehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176at Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927.And at that timeאָ֥ז'azH227the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669were in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

7Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶל־'el-H413Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776to your offspringלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233.”So Abram builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁם֙shamH8033to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,who had appearedהַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'EhH7200to himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413.

8From thereמִשָּׁ֜םmi.ShamH8033Abrammoved onוַיַּעְתֵּ֨קvai.ya'.TekH6275to the hill countryהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022eastמִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofH1008BethelH1008and pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168,with BethelH1008to the westמִיָּם֙mi.YamH3220and Aiוְהָעַ֣יve.ha.'AiH5857to the eastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924.Thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033he builtוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9And Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87journeyed onוַיִּסַּ֣ע הָל֥וֹךְvai.yi.Sa' ha.LokhH5265 H1980towardוְנָס֖וֹעַve.na.So.a'H5265the Negevהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פha.Neg.bahH5045.

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