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Genesis 18:17-19

17And the LORDוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, “Shall Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589hideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680from Abrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am about to doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213?

18Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85will surely becomeH1961a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419and powerfulוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471, and through himallכֹּ֖לkolH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be blessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288.

19Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have chosenיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045himלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616,so thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he will commandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680אֶת־'et-H853his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004after himאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310to keepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213what is rightצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666and justוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,in order thatלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068may bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935uponעַל־'al-H5921Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He has promisedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696עָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.”

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