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Genesis 15:4-8

4Thenוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068came toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Abram,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisזֶ֑הZehH2088one will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be your heirיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yi.ra.she.KhaH3423,butכִּי־ אִם֙ki- 'imH3588 H518oneה֖וּאhu'H1931whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834comes fromיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318your own bodyמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578will be your heirיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃Yi.ra.She.khaH3423.”

5And the LORD tookוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318himאֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853outsideהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Nowנָ֣אna'H4994lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064and countוּסְפֹר֙u.se.ForH5608the starsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,if youאִם־'im-H518are ableתּוּכַ֖ל לִסְפֹּ֣רtu.Khal lis.PorH3201 H5608אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.”Then He toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “So shallכֹּ֥הkohH3541your offspringזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233beיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961.”

6Abram believedוְהֶאֱמִ֖ןve.he.'e.MinH539the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,and it was creditedוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803to himas righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

7The LORDalso toldוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834brought youהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaH3318out of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778to giveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414youאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.”

8But Abram repliedוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיֱהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100can I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588I will possess itאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃'I.ra.She.nahH3423?”

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