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Genesis 12:5-9

5Abramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297and his nephewבֶּן־ אָחִ֗יוben- 'a.ChivH1121H251Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876,and allכָּל־kol-H3605theirpossessionsרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had accumulatedרָכָ֔שׁוּra.Kha.shuH7408, and thepeopleהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had acquiredעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213in Haranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771, and theysetוַיֵּצְא֗וּ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙vai.ye.tze.'U la.Le.khetH3318H1980out for the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;so they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.
6Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776as farH5704as the siteמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, to theoakאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436of Morehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176.Now the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669werein the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776atH227thatH227timeH227.
7And the 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.LoH168withBethelH1008on 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.
9Then Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87journeyedH5265onH5265,continuingהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980H5265toward theNegevהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פha.Neg.bahH5045.
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