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Genesis 22:16-24

16And saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,By myself have I swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,for becauseיַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH834 H3282thou hast doneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,and hast notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֖כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thy sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,thine onlyיְחִידֶֽךָ׃ye.chi.De.khaH3173son:

17That in blessingבָרֵ֣ךְva.RekhH1288I will blessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, and in multiplyingוְהַרְבָּ֨הve.har.BahH7235I will multiplyאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH7235thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and as the sandוְכַח֕וֹלve.kha.CholH2344which isupon the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193;and thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233shall possessוְיִרַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

18And in thy seedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shall all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776be blessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;becauseעֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר'E.kev 'a.SherH6118 H834thou hast obeyedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my voiceבְּקֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

19So Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto his young menנְעָרָ֔יוne.'a.RavH5288,and they rose upוַיָּקֻ֛מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentH3212togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162to Beer–shebaH884;and Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Beer–shebaH884.

20And it came to pass afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, Milcahמִלְכָּ֥הmil.KahH4435,she hath also bornיָלְדָ֨הyale.DahH3205childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121unto thy brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Nahorלְנָח֥וֹרle.na.ChorH5152;

21Huzע֥וּץ'utzH5780his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,and Buzבּ֣וּזbuzH938his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,and Kemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758,

22And Chesedכֶּ֣שֶׂדKe.sedH3777,and Hazoחֲז֔וֹcha.ZoH2375,and Pildashפִּלְדָּ֖שׁpil.DashH6394,and Jidlaphיִדְלָ֑ףyid.LafH3044,and Bethuelבְּתוּאֵֽל׃be.tu.'ElH1328.

23And Bethuelוּבְתוּאֵ֖לu.ve.tu.'ElH1328begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Rebekahרִבְקָ֑הriv.KahH7259:these eightשְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435did bearיָלְדָ֣הyal.DahH3205to Nahorלְנָח֖וֹרle.na.ChorH5152,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

24And his concubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasReumahרְאוּמָ֑הre.'u.MahH7208,she bareוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205also Tebahטֶ֣בַחTe.vachH2875,and Gahamגַּ֔חַםGa.chamH1514,and Thahashתַּ֖חַשׁTa.chashH8477,and Maachahמַעֲכָֽה׃ סma.'a.KhahH4601.

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