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Genesis 21:12-34

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85,Letitnotbegrievousinthysightbecauseoftheladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288andbecauseofthyhandmaid: [in]allthatSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283hathsaidH559tothee hearkentohervoiceבְּקֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963,forinIsaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327shallaseedH2233becalledH7121tothee.

13Butalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthehandmaidwillImakeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760anationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471,becauseheisthyseedH2233.

14AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andtookH3947breadH3899,andaflaskofwaterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325,andgaveH5414[it]toHagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingH5414[it]onhershoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926—andthechildH3206,andsentH7971herawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971.Andshe departed,andwanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582aboutinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057ofBeer-sheba.

15Andthewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wasexhaustedH3615fromtheflask;andshecastH7993thechildH3206underoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259oftheshrubs,

16andshewentandsatH3427downH3427overagainst[him],abow-shotoff;forshesaidH559,Letmenotbeholdthedeathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194ofthechildH3206.AndshesatH3427overagainst[him],andliftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375uphervoiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963andweptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430heardH8085thevoiceH6963oftheladהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288.AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121toHagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904fromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andsaidH559toher,What[aileth] thee,Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?FearH3372not;forGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathheardH8085thevoiceH6963oftheladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288there,whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834heis.

18Ariseק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,takeH5375theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,andholdוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388himinthyhandיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027;forIwillmakeאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760ofhimagreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

19AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491hereyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,andshesawH7200awellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;andshewentandfilledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390theflaskwithwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,andgaveH8248theladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288drinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961withtheladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288,andhegrewH1431;andhedweltH3427inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,andbecameH1961anarcher.

21AndhedweltH3427inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290.Andhismotherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517tookH3947himawifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Anditcametopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andPhicholthecaptainofhishostH6635,spoketoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430iswiththeeinallthatthou doest.

23AndnowH6258swearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650tomehereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008byGodבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430thatthou wiltnotdealdeceitfullywithme,norwithmyson,norwithmygrandson. AccordingtothekindnessthatIhavedonetothee, thou shaltdotome,andtothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776inwhichthou sojournest.

24AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559,Iwillswearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.

25AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedH3198AbimelechH40becauseofawellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatAbimelech'sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650hadviolentlytakenawayH1497.

26AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Idonotknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whohasdonethis,neitherhast thoutoldH5046me[ofit],neitherhaveIheardH8085[ofit]butto-day.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,andgaveH5414themtoAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;andbothofthemmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewe-lambsoftheflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629bythemselves.

29AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,What[mean]thesesevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewe-lambs,thesewhichthou hastsetהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324bythemselves?

30AndhesaidH559,Thatthoutakeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewe-lambsofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thattheymaybeH1961awitnesstomethatIhavedugחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658thiswellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31ThereforeH3651hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Beer-sheba,becausetheretheyhadswornH7650,bothofthem.

32AndtheymadeH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285atBeer-sheba.AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andPhicholthecaptainofhishostH6635,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33And[Abraham]plantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193atamariskאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815inBeer-sheba,andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121thereonthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,theEternalGodאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojournedinthePhilistines'landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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