New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 12:1-8

1Nowthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980forth from your countryמֵאַרְצְךָ֥me.'ar.tze.KhaH776,And from your relativesוּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.mi.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138And from your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּמִבֵּ֣יתu.mi.BeitH1004,To the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will showאַרְאֶֽךָּ׃'ar.'E.kaH7200you;

2AndI will makeוְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.KhaH6213you a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, AndI will blessוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaH1288you,And makeוַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הva.'a.ga.de.LahH1431your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034greatH1431; And soyou shall be a blessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293;

3AndI will blessוַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙va.'a.va.ra.KhahH1288those who blessמְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָme.Va.re.Khei.khaH1288you, And the one whocursesוּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖u.me.ka.lel.ChaH7043you I willcurseאָאֹ֑ר'a.'OrH779.And in you allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127will be blessedוְנִבְרְכ֣וּve.niv.re.KhuH1288.”

4So Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980forth as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to him; andLotל֑וֹטLotH3876wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with him. Now Abramוְאַבְרָ֗םve.'av.RamH87was seventy-fiveוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he departedבְּצֵאת֖וֹbe.tze.ToH3318from Haranמֵחָרָֽן׃me.cha.RanH2771.

5Abramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297his wifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802and Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876his nephewבֶּן־ אָחִ֗יוben- 'a.ChivH1121 H251,and allכָּל־kol-H3605theirpossessionsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had accumulatedרָכָ֔שׁוּra.Kha.shuH7408, and thepersonsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had acquiredעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213in Haranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771, and theysetוַיֵּצְא֗וּ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙vai.ye.tze.'U la.Le.khetH3318 H1980out for the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;thus they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87passedH5674throughH5674the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776as farH5704as the siteמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, to theoakאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436of Morehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176.Now the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wasthenאָ֥ז'azH227in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

7The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “To yourdescendantsלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233I will giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”So he builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁם֙shamH8033to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068who had appearedהַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'EhH7200to him.

8Then he proceededוַיַּעְתֵּ֨קvai.ya'.TekH6275from thereמִשָּׁ֜םmi.ShamH8033to the mountainהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022on the eastמִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of BethelH1008,and pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168, withBethelH1008on the westמִיָּם֙mi.YamH3220and Aiוְהָעַ֣יve.ha.'AiH5857on the eastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924;and thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033he builtוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121upon the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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