1AndJehovahhadsaidH559toAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, Gooutofthylandמֵאַרְצְךָ֥me.'ar.tze.KhaH776,andfromthykindredוּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.mi.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138,andfromthy father'shouseH1004,tothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIwillshew thee. 2AndIwillmakeוְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.KhaH6213oftheeagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471,andblessוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaH1288thee,andmakeH6213thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034greatH1419;andthou shaltbeוֶהְיֵ֖הveh.YehH1961ablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293. 3AndIwillblessH1288themthatblessH1288thee,andcurseH7043himthatcurseth thee;andintheeshallallfamiliesH4940oftheearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127beblessedH1288. 4AndAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87departedasJehovahhadsaidH1696tohim.AndLotל֑וֹטLotH3876wentH3318withhim.AndAbramוְאַבְרָ֗םve.'av.RamH87wasseventy-fiveוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657yearsH8141oldwhenH834hedepartedoutofHaranמֵחָרָֽן׃me.cha.RanH2771. 5AndAbramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookH3947Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802,andLotל֣וֹטLotH3876hisbrother'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andalltheirpossessionsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399thattheyhadacquired,andthesoulsH5315thattheyhadobtainedinHaranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771,andtheywentH3318outtogoH3318intothelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;andintothelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667theycameH935. 6AndAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87passedH5674throughthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776totheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,totheoakofMorehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176.AndtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wasthenאָ֥ז'azH227inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776. 7AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,andsaidH559, Unto thyseedH2233willIgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndtherehebuiltH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196toJehovahwhohadappearedהַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'EhH7200tohim. 8Andheremoved thence towardsthemountainH2022ontheeastמִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofBethel,andpitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168, [having]Betheltowardthewestמִיָּם֙mi.YamH3220,andAitowardtheeastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924;andtherehebuiltH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196toJehovah,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121onthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah. 9AndAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87movedonward,goingH1980onstilltowardthesouthהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פha.Neg.bahH5045. 10AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.AndAbramאַבְרָ֤ם'av.RamH87wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714tosojournthere,forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961grievousinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776. 11AnditcameH935topasswhenhewasH1961comeH935neartoenterintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,thathesaidH559toSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,Beholdnow,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou artawomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802fairtolookupon. 12AnditwillcometopasswhentheEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200thee,thattheywillsayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Sheisוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802;andtheywillslayH2026me,andsave theealiveH2421. 13Sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559,Ipraythee, thou artmysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,thatitmaybewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190withmeon thyaccount,andmysoulH5315mayliveוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421becauseofthee. 14AnditcameH935topasswhenAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87cameH935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,thattheEgyptiansbeheldthewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802thatshewasH1961veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fair. 16AndhetreatedAbramוּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.RamH87wellH3190onheraccount;andhehadsheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629,andoxenH1241,andhe-asses,andbondmen,andbondwomen,andshe-asses,andcamelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581. 17AndJehovahplaguedPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547andhishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004withgreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419plaguesH5061becauseofSaraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297Abram'swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802. 18AndPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547calledH7121Abramלְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.RamH87,andsaidH559,Whatisthisthou hastdonetome?WhyH4100didst thounottellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046methatshewasthywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802? 19Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100didst thousayאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,sothatItookH3947herasmywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,thereisthywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802:takeH3947[her],andgoawayH3947. 20AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680[his]menH376concerninghim,andtheysentH7971himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971,andhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,andallthathehad. Commentaries on Genesis 12
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