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Genesis 24:2-9

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650, theelderזְקַ֣ןze.KanH2205of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, thatruledהַמֹּשֵׁ֖לha.mo.ShelH4910overallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that he had,Putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478mythighיְרֵכִֽי׃ye.re.KhiH3409:

3and I willmakeH3947theeswearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650by theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of thedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, amongwhomH834Idwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

4but thou shalt go unto mycountryאַרְצִ֛י'ar.TziH776, and to mykindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138, andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5And theservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Peradventure thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808bewillingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14tofollowאַחֲרַ֖י'a.cha.RaiH310meH413unto thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:mustאֶת־'et-H853I needsbringיָצָ֥אתָya.Tza.taH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againH7725unto thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from whence thou camest?

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104thou that thoubringH7725notפֶּן־pen-H6435mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thitheragainH7725.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thattookלְקָחַ֜נִיle.ka.Cha.niH3947meH5414from myfather’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of my nativity, and that spake untomeH5414, and that sware untomeH5414,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233will Igiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776; he shallsendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121from thence.

8Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802benotלֹ֨אlo'H3808willingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14tofollowאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, then thou shalt beclearוְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taH5352from this myoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621;onlyרַ֣קrakH7535thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808bringH7725mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thitheragainH7725.

9And theservantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478thethighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113, and sware to him concerning thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

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