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Genesis 15:4-8

4And, behold, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068cameunto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,This shall not be thine heirיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yi.ra.she.KhaH3423;but he that shall come forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318out of thine own bowelsמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578shall be thine heirיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃Yi.ra.She.khaH3423.

5And he brought him forthוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318abroadהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027now toward heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,and tellוּסְפֹר֙u.se.ForH5608the starsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,if thou be ableתּוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201to numberלִסְפֹּ֣רlis.PorH5608them: and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Soכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall thy seedזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233be.

6And he believedוְהֶאֱמִ֖ןve.he.'e.MinH539in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068;and he countedוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803it to him for righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I amYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that brought thee outהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaH3318of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,to giveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414thee this landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776to inheritלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

8And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיֱהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,wherebyבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100shall I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045that I shall inherit itאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃'I.ra.She.nahH3423?

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