Revised Version 1895

Genesis 12:1-8

1Now theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, Get theeoutH413of thycountryמֵאַרְצְךָ֥me.'ar.tze.KhaH776, and from thykindredוּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.mi.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138, and from thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּמִבֵּ֣יתu.mi.BeitH1004, unto thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I will shew thee:

2and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.KhaH6213of thee agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, and I willblessוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaH1288thee, andmakeH6213thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034greatH1419; and be thou ablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293:

3and I willblessוַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙va.'a.va.ra.KhahH1288them thatblessמְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָme.Va.re.Khei.khaH1288thee, and him that curseth thee will Icurseוּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖u.me.ka.lel.ChaH7043: and in thee shallallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127beblessedוְנִבְרְכ֣וּve.niv.re.KhuH1288.

4SoH3318Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87wentH3318, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto him; andLotל֑וֹטLotH3876wentH3318with him: andAbramוְאַבְרָ֗םve.'av.RamH87wasseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657andfiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hedepartedH3318outH3318ofHaranמֵחָרָֽן׃me.cha.RanH2771.

5AndAbramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802, andLotל֣וֹטLotH3876hisbrother’sאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, andallכָּל־kol-H3605their substance that they hadgatheredרָכָ֔שׁוּra.Kha.shuH7408, and thesoulsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that they had gotten inHaranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771; and theywentH3318forthH3318togoH3318intoH935thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667; andintoH935thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667theycameH935.

6AndAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87passedH5674throughH5674thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776unto theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, unto theoakאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436ofMorehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176. And theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669was then in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untoAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Unto thyseedלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233will Igiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and there builded he analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, whoappearedהַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'EhH7200unto him.

8And he removed from thence unto themountainהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022on theeastמִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Beth-el, andpitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168, having Beth-el on thewestמִיָּם֙mi.YamH3220, andAiוְהָעַ֣יve.ha.'AiH5857on theeastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924: and there he builded analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121uponH7121thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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