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Genesis 32:9-12

9And Jacobיַעֲקֹב֒ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559,O Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,and Godוֵאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068which saidstH559unto me, Returnשׁ֧וּבshuvH7725unto thy countryלְאַרְצְךָ֛le.'ar.tze.KhaH776,and to thy kindredוּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.le.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138,and I will deal wellוְאֵיטִ֥יבָהve.'ei.Ti.vahH3190with thee:

10I am not worthy of the leastקָטֹ֜נְתִּיka.To.ne.tiH6994of all the merciesהַחֲסָדִים֙ha.cha.sa.DimH2617,and of all the truthהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תha.'e.MetH571,which thou hast shewedעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;for with my staffבְמַקְלִ֗יve.mak.LiH4731I passed overעָבַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Var.tiH5674this Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ןhai.yar.DenH3383;and now I am become twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147bandsמַחֲנֽוֹת׃ma.cha.NotH4264.

11Deliver meהַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337,I pray thee, from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251,from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215:for I fearיָרֵ֤אya.Re'H3373him, lest he will comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935and smite meוְהִכַּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221, andthe motherאֵ֖ם'emH517withעַל־'al-H5921the childrenבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121.

12And thou saidstאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,I will surelyהֵיטֵ֥בhei.TevH3190do thee goodאֵיטִ֖יב'ei.TivH3190,and makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as the sandכְּח֣וֹלke.CholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,which cannot be numberedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608for multitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

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