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Genesis 24:37-41

37And mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113madeH7650meH3947swearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of thedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776Idwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

38but thou shalt go unto myfather’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, and to my kindred, andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto mymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, Peradventure thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808followאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310meאֶל־'el-H413.

40And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iwalkהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980, willsendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397with thee, andprosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743thywayדַּרְכֶּ֔ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870; and thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of my kindred, and of myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004:

41then shalt thou beclearH5352from myoathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423, when thou comest to my kindred; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theygiveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414herאֶל־'el-H413notלֹ֤אlo'H3808to thee, thou shalt beclearH5352from myoathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

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