New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 12:1-4

1Nowthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, “Goלֶךְ־lekh-H1980from 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 into a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, AndI will blessוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaH1288you,And makeוַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הva.'a.ga.de.LahH1431your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034greatH1431; And you shallbe 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.lekhH1980awayas 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.

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