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Genesis 15:7-10

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?”

9And the LORD saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Bringקְחָ֥הke.ChahH3947Meמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027a heiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027,a goatוְעֵ֥זve.'EzH5795,and a ramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352, eachthree years oldמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027,along with a turtledoveוְתֹ֖רve.TorH8449and a young pigeonוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469.”

10So Abram broughtוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428to Himאֶת־'et-H853,splitוַיְבַתֵּ֤רvay.va.TerH1334each of themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853down the middleבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,and laidוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the halvesבִּתְר֖וֹbit.RoH1335oppositeלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.The birdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833,howeverוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,he did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cut in halfבָתָֽר׃va.TarH1334.

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