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Genesis 15:7-17

7And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I amthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that brought thee outהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaH3318of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,to giveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414thee this landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776to inheritלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

8And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיֱהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,wherebyבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100shall I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045that I shall inherit itאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃'I.ra.She.nahH3423?

9And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Takeקְחָ֥הke.ChahH3947me an heiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697of three years oldמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027,and a she goatוְעֵ֥זve.'EzH5795of three years oldמְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027,and a ramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352of three years oldמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027,and a turtledoveוְתֹ֖רve.TorH8449,and a young pigeonוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469.

10And he tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947unto him all these, and dividedוַיְבַתֵּ֤רvay.va.TerH1334them in the midstבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,and laidוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376pieceבִּתְר֖וֹbit.RoH1335one againstH7125anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453:but the birdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833dividedבָתָֽר׃va.TarH1334he not.

11And when the fowlsהָעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861came downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381upon the carcasesהַפְּגָרִ֑יםha.pe.ga.RimH6297,Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87drove them awayוַיַּשֵּׁ֥בvai.ya.ShevH5380.

12And when the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121was going downלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935,a deep sleepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הve.tar.de.MahH8639fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307upon Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87;and, lo, an horrorאֵימָ֛ה'ei.MahH367of greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הcha.she.KhahH2825fellנֹפֶ֥לֶתno.Fe.letH5307upon him.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abramלְאַבְרָ֗םle.'av.RamH87,Knowיָדֹ֨עַya.Do.a'H3045of a suretyתֵּדַ֜עte.Da'H3045that thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֗zar.'a.KhaH2233shall be a strangerגֵ֣ר׀gerH1616in a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776that isnot theirs, and shall serveוַעֲבָד֖וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them; and they shall afflictוְעִנּ֣וּve.'i.NuH6031them fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141;

14And also that nationהַגּ֛וֹיha.GoyH1471,whom they shall serveיַעֲבֹ֖דוּya.'a.Vo.duH5647,will I judgeדָּ֣ןdanH1777:and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֥ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH3651 H310shall they come outיֵצְא֖וּye.tze.'UH3318with greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419substanceבִּרְכֻ֥שׁbir.KhushH7399.

15And thou shalt goתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935to thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965;thou shalt be buriedתִּקָּבֵ֖רti.ka.VerH6912in a goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896old ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872.

16But in the fourthרְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IH7243generationוְד֥וֹרve.DorH1755they shall come hitherהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008againיָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725:for the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567isnot yetהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008fullשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003.

17And it came to pass, that, when the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121went downבָּ֔אָהBa.'ahH935,and it was darkוַעֲלָטָ֖הva.'a.la.TahH5939,behold a smokingעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227furnaceתַנּ֤וּרta.NurH8574,and a burningאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784lampוְלַפִּ֣ידve.la.PidH3940that passedעָבַ֔ר'a.VarH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996those piecesהַגְּזָרִ֥יםha.ge.za.RimH1506.

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