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Genesis 24:39-41

39ThenI saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to my masterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, ‘Supposeאֻלַ֛י'u.LaiH194the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802does not followתֵלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרָֽי׃te.Lekh 'a.cha.RaiH1980 H310me.’

40And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980,will sendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971His angelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397with you to makeוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743your journeyדַּרְכֶּ֔ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870successfulH6743,and you will takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121from my relativesמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖יmi.mish.pach.TiH4940and from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004;

41thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will beH5352freeתִּנָּקֶה֙ti.na.KehH5352from my oathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423,whenכִּ֥יkiH3588you comeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935to my relativesמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they do not giveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414her to you, you will be freeנָקִ֖יna.KiH5355from my oathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.’

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