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Genesis 15:9-13

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;

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