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Genesis 12:5-7

5And Abramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297his wifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802,and Lotל֣וֹטLotH3876his brother’sאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and all their substanceרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399that they had gatheredרָכָ֔שׁוּra.Kha.shuH7408,and the soulsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that they had gottenעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213in Haranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771;and they went forthוַיֵּצְא֗וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318to goH3212into the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and into the landאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935.

6And Abramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87passed throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776unto the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of Sichemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,unto the plainאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436of Morehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176.And the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wasthenאָ֥ז'azH227in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

7And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Unto thy seedלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233will I giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and there buildedוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129he an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,who appearedהַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'EhH7200unto him.

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