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Genesis 12:6-9

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.

8And he removedוַיַּעְתֵּ֨קvai.ya'.TekH6275from thence unto a mountainהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022on the eastמִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Beth–elH1008,and pitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his tentאָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168, havingBeth–elH1008on the westמִיָּם֙mi.YamH3220,and Aiוְהָעַ֣יve.ha.'AiH5857on the eastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924:and there he buildedוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121upon the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9And Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87journeyedוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265,going onהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980stillוְנָס֖וֹעַve.na.So.a'H5265toward the southהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פha.Neg.bahH5045.

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