Genesis 12

YHWH calls Avram to leave his land for a promised land, blessing him to be a berakhah (blessing); Avram journeys to Shechem, builds a mizbe'ach to YHWH, moves to Beit-El, then to Mitsrayim due to ra'av (famine), where he calls Sarai his achot (sister) out of fear.

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went and he went Abram Exalted Father Averam as as that which had spoken he declared to him toward him the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and went and he went with him with him Lot Lot Lot and Abram and Exalted-Father and Averam was son seventy five years cycles of years and five and seventy years old year-cycle when he departed in his going out from Haran from Haran from Charan
Verse 4 וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr דִּבֶּ֤ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber had spoken he declared HVpp3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe-2 and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אִתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms ל֑וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot Lot Lot HNp וְ/אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 veaveram and Abram and Exalted-Father and Averam HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) was son HNcmsc חָמֵ֤שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh seventy five HAcfsa שָׁנִים֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years HNcfpa וְ/שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 veshiveim and five and seventy HC/Acbpa שָׁנָ֔ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years old year-cycle HNcfsa בְּ/צֵאת֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤅 betseto when he departed in his going out HR/Vqc/Sp3ms מֵ/חָרָֽן 𐤌/𐤇𐤓𐤍 mecharan from Haran from Haran from Charan HR/Np
took and he took Abram Exalted Father Averam (direct object marker) object-marker Sarai Sarai Saray his wife his woman and and object-marker Lot Lot Lot son son of his brother his brother and and object-marker all entirety of their possessions their acquired goods that that-which they had accumulated they accumulated and and object-marker the people the living being that that-which they had acquired they did in Haran Haran in Charan they went out and they went out to go to go to the land earthward of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan they came they came to the land earthward of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan
Verse 5 וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָם֩ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo שָׂרַ֨י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 saray Sarai Sarai Saray HNp אִשְׁתּ֜/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To ל֣וֹט 𐤋𐤅𐤈 lot Lot Lot Lot HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc אָחִ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv of his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc רְכוּשָׁ/ם֙ 𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔/𐤌 rekhusham their possessions their acquired goods HNcmsc/Sp3mp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr רָכָ֔שׁוּ 𐤓𐤊𐤔𐤅 rakhashu they had accumulated they accumulated HVqp3cp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker HC/To הַ/נֶּ֖פֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanefesh the people the living being HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they had acquired they did HVqp3cp בְ/חָרָ֑ן 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤍 vecharan in Haran Haran in Charan HR/Np וַ/יֵּצְא֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp לָ/לֶ֨כֶת֙ 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go HR/Vqc אַ֣רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the land earthward HNcbsc/Sd כְּנַ֔עַן 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אַ֥רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah-2 to the land earthward HNcbsc/Sd כְּנָֽעַן 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan-2 of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp
appeared and he was seen the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward Abram Exalted Father Averam and said and he said to your descendants to your seed I will give I will give [direct object marker] object-marker the land the earth this this one and built and he built there in that place an altar sacrifice-place to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh who had appeared the appearing one to him toward him
Verse 7 וַ/יֵּרָ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayera appeared and he was seen HC/VNw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לְ/זַ֨רְעֲ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 lezareakha to your descendants to your seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֶתֵּ֖ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּ֑את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs וַ/יִּ֤בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven and built and he built HC/Vqw3ms שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD מִזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebecha an altar sacrifice-place HNcmsa לַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np הַ/נִּרְאֶ֥ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤄 hanireeh who had appeared the appearing one HTd/VNrmsa אֵלָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms
he moved on and he caused to move away from there from there the hill country to the mountain east from before of Bethel to House of El to Beyt El Bethel toward Beyt El pitched and he stretched out his tent his tent-dwelling Bethel House of El Beyt El Bethel toward Beyt El on the west from sea and Ai and the Ruin-Heap and the Ay on the east from before he built and he built there in that place an altar sacrifice-place to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh called he called on the name in name of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
Verse 8 וַ/יַּעְתֵּ֨ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤕𐤒 vayaeteq he moved on and he caused to move away HC/Vhw3ms מִ/שָּׁ֜ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there HR/D הָ/הָ֗רָ/ה 𐤄/𐤄𐤓/𐤄 haharah the hill country to the mountain HTd/Ncmsa/Sd מִ/קֶּ֛דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem east from before HR/Ncmsa לְ/בֵֽית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt of Bethel to House of El to Beyt El HR/Np אֵ֖ל 𐤀𐤋 el Bethel toward Beyt El HNp וַ/יֵּ֣ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayet pitched and he stretched out HC/Vqw3ms אָהֳלֹ֑/ה 𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤄 aholoh his tent his tent-dwelling HNcmsc/Sp3ms בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethel House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֤ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 Bethel toward Beyt El HNp מִ/יָּם֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam on the west from sea HR/Ncmsa וְ/הָ/עַ֣י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤉 vehaay and Ai and the Ruin-Heap and the Ay HC/Td/Np מִ/קֶּ֔דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem-2 on the east from before HR/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽבֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebecha an altar sacrifice-place HNcmsa לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np וַ/יִּקְרָ֖א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera called he called HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem on the name in name of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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