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Genesis 18:17-19

17And Yhwhוַֽיהֹוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559,Shall I hideהַֽמְכַסֶּ֤הham.kha.SehH3680from Abrahamמֵֽאַבְרָהָ֔םme.'av.ra.HamH85that thing whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213;

18Seeing that Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85shall surely become a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419and mightyוְעָצ֑וּםve.'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471,and all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall be blessedוְנִ֨בְרְכוּve.Niv.re.khuH1288in him?

19For I knowיְדַעְתִּ֗יוye.da'.TivH3045him, thatH834he will commandיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004after himאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310,and they shall keepוְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941;that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068may bringהָבִ֤יאha.Vi'H935upon Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85that which he hath spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696of him.

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