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Genesis 12:5-7

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.

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