New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 15:7-11

7And He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I am the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaH3318you out ofUrמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, togiveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414you thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.”

8He saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100may I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045that I willpossessאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃'I.ra.She.nahH3423it?”

9So He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Bringקְחָ֥הke.ChahH3947Me a threeH8027yearH8027oldמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027heiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697,and a threeמְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027yearH8027oldמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027femaleH5795goatוְעֵ֥זve.'EzH5795,and a threeH8027yearH8027oldH8027ramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352,and a turtledoveוְתֹ֖רve.TorH8449,and a youngוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469pigeonH1469.”

10Then hebroughtוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428to Him andcutוַיְבַתֵּ֤רvay.va.TerH1334themin twoבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,and laidוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376halfבִּתְר֖וֹbit.RoH1335oppositeלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the otherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453; but hedid not cutבָתָֽר׃va.TarH1334the birdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833.

11The birdsהָעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861of preyH5861cameH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381upon the carcassesהַפְּגָרִ֑יםha.pe.ga.RimH6297,and Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87droveH5380them awayH5380.

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