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Genesis 15:4-8

4And, behold, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068came to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, This shall not be thyheirיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yi.ra.she.KhaH3423; but he that shall comeforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318out of thy ownloinsמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578shall be thyheirיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃Yi.ra.She.khaH3423.

5And he brought himforthוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318abroadהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027now towardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064, andcountוּסְפֹר֙u.se.ForH5608thestarsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556, if thou artableתּוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201tonumberלִסְפֹּ֣רlis.PorH5608them: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Soכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall thyseedזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233be.

6And hebelievedוְהֶאֱמִ֖ןve.he.'e.MinH539in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068; and hecountedוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803it to him forrighteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I am theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that brought theeoutהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaH3318ofUrמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of theChaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, togiveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414thee thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776toinheritלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

8And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיֱהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, bywhatבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100shall Iknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045that I shall inherititאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃'I.ra.She.nahH3423?

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