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Genesis 24:2-9

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559tohisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650,theeldestofhishouseH1004,whoruledH4910overallthathehad,Putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,Ipraythee,undermythighיְרֵכִֽי׃ye.re.KhiH3409,

3andIwillmaketheeswearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650byJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatthoutakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947notawifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofthedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323oftheCanaanitesH3669,amongwhomIamdwellingיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427;

4butthou shalt gotomylandאַרְצִ֛י'ar.TziH776andtomykindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5Andtheservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidH559tohim,Perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802willnotbewillingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14tofollowmetothislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:mustI,then,bringH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againinanycasetothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fromwhichthou hastremoved?

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559tohim,BewarethatthoubringH7725notmysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

7JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whotookH3947meoutofmyfather'shouseH1004,andoutofthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofmynativity,andwhohasspokenH1696tome,andwhohasswornH7650tome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedH2233willIgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776—hewillsendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397beforethee,thatthou mayesttakeH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121thence.

8Andifthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802benotwillingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14tofollowthee,thenthou shaltbequitofthismyoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621:onlyרַ֣קrakH7535,bringH7725notmysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

9Andtheservantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027underthethighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andsworeוַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650untohimconcerningthatmatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

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