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Genesis 24:37-41

37And my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113made me swearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802to my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of the daughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,in whose landבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776I dwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

38Butאִם־'im-H518thou shalt goH3212unto my father’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and to my kindredמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940,and takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802unto my sonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto my masterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,Peradventure the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802will not followאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310 H3212me.

40And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440whom I walkהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980,will sendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971his angelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397with thee, and prosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743thy wayדַּרְכֶּ֔ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870;and thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of my kindredמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖יmi.mish.pach.TiH4940,and of my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004:

41Then shalt thou be clearתִּנָּקֶה֙ti.na.KehH5352from thismy oathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423,when thou comestתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935to my kindredמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940;and if they giveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414not thee one,thou shalt be clearנָקִ֖יna.KiH5355from my oathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

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