Genesis 12
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Genesis 12:6-9

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.
9Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87journeyedוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265on, continuingהָל֥וֹךְ וְנָס֖וֹעַha.Lokh ve.na.So.a'H1980H5265toward theNegevהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פha.Neg.bahH5045.
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