Genesis 15
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Genesis 15:2-5

2Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,whatמַה־mah-H4100will You giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me, since Iamהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980childlessעֲרִירִ֑י'a.ri.RiH6185, and theheirוּבֶן־ מֶ֣שֶׁקu.ven- Me.shekH1121H4943of my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004is Eliezerאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃'e.li.'E.zerH461of Damascusדַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834?”
3And Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sinceהֵ֣ןhenH2005You have givenנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414noלֹ֥אlo'H3808offspringזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233to me,oneH1121bornH1121in my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004is my heirיוֹרֵ֥שׁyo.ReshH3423.”
4Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068came to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisזֶ֑הZehH2088man will not be your heirיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yi.ra.she.KhaH3423;but one whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will comeיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318from your ownbodyמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578,he shall be your heirיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃Yi.ra.She.khaH3423.”
5And He tookוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318him outsideהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Nowנָ֣אna'H4994lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027toward the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064, andcountוּסְפֹר֙u.se.ForH5608the starsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,ifאִם־'im-H518you are ableתּוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201to countלִסְפֹּ֣רlis.PorH5608them.” And He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Soכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yourdescendantsזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233be.”
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