New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 22:16-24

16and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By Myself I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֗י יַ֚עַןKi Ya.'anH3588 H3282you have doneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697and have not withheldחָשַׂ֖כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820your sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,your onlyיְחִידֶֽךָ׃ye.chi.De.khaH3173son,

17indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will greatlyבָרֵ֣ךְva.RekhH1288blessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288you, and I will greatlyוְהַרְבָּ֨הve.har.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH7235yourseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and asthe sandוְכַח֕וֹלve.kha.CholH2344whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is on the seashoreשְׂפַ֣ת הַיָּ֑םse.Fat hai.YamH3220 H8193; and yourseedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233shall possessוְיִרַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179oftheir enemiesH340.

18In yourseedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbe blessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288,becauseעֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר'E.kev 'a.SherH6118 H834you haveobeyedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085My voiceבְּקֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.”

19So Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to his youngH5288menH5288,and they aroseוַיָּקֻ֛מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980togetherH3164to BeershebaH884;and Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at BeershebaH884.

20Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,Milcahמִלְכָּ֥הmil.KahH4435alsoגַם־gam-H1571has borneיָלְדָ֨הyale.DahH3205childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121to your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Nahorלְנָח֥וֹרle.na.ChorH5152:

21Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060and Buzבּ֣וּזbuzH938his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251and Kemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758

22and Chesedכֶּ֣שֶׂדKe.sedH3777and Hazoחֲז֔וֹcha.ZoH2375and Pildashפִּלְדָּ֖שׁpil.DashH6394and Jidlaphיִדְלָ֑ףyid.LafH3044and Bethuelבְּתוּאֵֽל׃be.tu.'ElH1328.”

23Bethuelוּבְתוּאֵ֖לu.ve.tu.'ElH1328becameH3205the fatherH3205ofRebekahרִבְקָ֑הriv.KahH7259;theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428eightשְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435boreH3205to Nahorלְנָח֖וֹרle.na.ChorH5152,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

24His concubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034was Reumahרְאוּמָ֑הre.'u.MahH7208,alsoגַּם־gam-H1571boreוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Tebahטֶ֣בַחTe.vachH2875and Gahamגַּ֔חַםGa.chamH1514and Tahashתַּ֖חַשׁTa.chashH8477and Maacahמַעֲכָֽה׃ סma.'a.KhahH4601.

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