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Genesis 28:1-4

1So Isaacיִצְחָ֛ק אֶֽל־yitz.Chak 'el-H3327 H413called forוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853. “Do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802from the Canaaniteכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667womenמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323,”he commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvay.tza.Ve.hu vai.Yo.merH6680 H559.

2“Goלֵךְ֙leKhH1980at onceק֥וּםkumH6965to Paddan-aramפַּדֶּ֣נָֽה אֲרָ֔םpa.De.nah 'a.RamH6307 H758,to the houseבֵּ֥יתָהBei.tahH1004of your mother’sאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1Bethuelבְתוּאֵ֖לve.tu.'ElH1328,and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947מִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from among the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Labanלָבָ֖ןla.VanH3837,your mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

3May Godוְאֵ֤לve.'ElH410Almightyשַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiH7706blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288youאֹֽתְךָ֔'o.te.KhaH853and make you fruitfulוְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.KhaH6509and multiply youוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaH7235,so that you may becomeוְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a companyלִקְהַ֥לlik.HalH6951of peoplesעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

4And may He giveוְיִֽתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414אֶת־'et-H853the blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85to youand your descendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣ אִתָּ֑ךְu.le.zar.'a.Kha 'i.TakhH2233 H854,so that you may possessלְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙le.rish.te.KhaH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776where you dwell as a foreignerמְגֻרֶ֔יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,the landאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃le.'av.ra.HamH85.”

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