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Genesis 12:6-9

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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