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Genesis 12:1-8

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.

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