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Genesis 24:2-9

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hiseldestזְקַ֣ןze.KanH2205servantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, that ruledoverהַמֹּשֵׁ֖לha.mo.ShelH4910all that he had,Putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760, I pray thee, thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027under mythighיְרֵכִֽי׃ye.re.KhiH3409:

3And I will make theeswearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650by theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that thou shalt nottakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of thedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,amongבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130whom Idwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

4But thou shaltgoH3212to mycountryאַרְצִ֛י'ar.TziH776, and to mykindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138, andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5And theservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, It may be thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802will not bewillingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14tofollowH3212meאַחֲרַ֖י'a.cha.RaiH310to thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: must I needsbringהֶֽהָשֵׁ֤בhe.ha.ShevH7725thysonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againאָשִׁיב֙'a.ShivH7725to thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from which youcameיָצָ֥אתָya.Tza.taH3318?

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thoubringH7725notפֶּן־pen-H6435mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thereagainH7725.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, who tookmeלְקָחַ֜נִיle.ka.Cha.niH3947from myfather’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of mykindredמֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒mo.lad.TiH4138, and whospokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696to me, and whosworeנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, To thyseedלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233will Igiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776; he shallsendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397beforetheeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440, and thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121from there.

8And if thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802will not bewillingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14tofollowH3212theeאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310, then thou shalt beclearוְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taH5352from this myoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621: onlybringH7725not mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thereagainH7725.

9And theservantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027under thethighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113, andsworeוַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to himconcerningעַל־'al-H5921thatהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

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