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Genesis 24:6-8

6Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Make sureהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that you do notפֶּן־pen-H6435take my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121backתָּשִׁ֥יבta.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

7The LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834brought meלְקָחַ֜נִיle.ka.Cha.niH3947from my father’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004and my nativeמֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒mo.lad.TiH4138landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776,whoוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696to meandוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834promised me on oathנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘To your offspringלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233I will giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776’—Heה֗וּאHu'H1931will sendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971His angelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440so that you can takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121from thereמִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033.

8And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802is unwillingלֹ֨א תֹאבֶ֤הlo' to.VehH3808 H14to followלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980youאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,then you are releasedוְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taH5352from thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063oath of mineמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621.Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535אֶת־'et-H853do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808takeתָשֵׁ֖בta.ShevH7725my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121back thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.”

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