Genesis 28
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וְיִֽתֶּן־and may he giveלְךָ֙to the youאֶת־obj.בִּרְכַּ֣תthe blessing ofאַבְרָהָ֔םAbrahamלְךָ֖to youוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣and to offspring yourאִתָּ֑ךְwith youלְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙to take possession of youאֶת־obj.אֶ֣רֶץthe land ofמְגֻרֶ֔יךָsojournings yourאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתַ֥ןhe gaveאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodלְאַבְרָהָֽם׃to Abraham
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וַיַּ֣רְאand he sawעֵשָׂ֗וEsauכִּֽי־thatבֵרַ֣ךְhe had blessedיִצְחָק֮Isaacאֶֽת־obj.יַעֲקֹב֒Jacobוְשִׁלַּ֤חand he had sent offאֹתוֹ֙obj. himפַּדֶּ֣נָֽהPaddan towardsאֲרָ֔םAramלָקַֽחַת־to takeל֥וֹfor the himselfמִשָּׁ֖םfrom thereאִשָּׁ֑הa wifeבְּבָרֲכ֣וֹwhen blessed heאֹת֔וֹobj. himוַיְצַ֤וand he had commandedעָלָיו֙to himלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלֹֽא־notתִקַּ֥חyou must takeאִשָּׁ֖הa wifeמִבְּנ֥וֹתfrom the daughters ofכְּנָֽעַן׃Canaan
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וַיִּפְגַּ֨עand he reachedבַּמָּק֜וֹםin the placeוַיָּ֤לֶןand he stayed the nightשָׁם֙thereכִּי־forבָ֣אit had goneהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁthe sunוַיִּקַּח֙and he tookמֵאַבְנֵ֣יone of the stones ofהַמָּק֔וֹםthe placeוַיָּ֖שֶׂםand he put itמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוthe place of head hisוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בand he lay downבַּמָּק֥וֹםin the placeהַהֽוּא׃the that
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וְהִנֵּ֨הand there!יְהוָ֜הYahwehנִצָּ֣בwas standingעָלָיו֮on itוַיֹּאמַר֒and he saidאֲנִ֣יIיְהוָ֗הam Yahwehאֱלֹהֵי֙the God ofאַבְרָהָ֣םAbrahamאָבִ֔יךָfather yourוֵאלֹהֵ֖יand the God ofיִצְחָ֑קIsaacהָאָ֗רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichאַתָּה֙youשֹׁכֵ֣בare lyingעָלֶ֔יהָon itלְךָ֥to the youאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהI will give itוּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃and to offspring your
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וְהָיָ֤הand it will beזַרְעֲךָ֙offspring yourכַּעֲפַ֣רlike the dust ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthוּפָרַצְתָּ֛and you will spread outיָ֥מָּהwest -wardוָקֵ֖דְמָהand east -wardוְצָפֹ֣נָהand north -wardוָנֶ֑גְבָּהand south -wardוְנִבְרֲכ֥וּand they will be blessedבְךָ֛by the youכָּל־allמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תthe clans ofהָאֲדָמָ֖הthe earthוּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃and by offspring your
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וְהִנֵּ֨הand here!אָנֹכִ֜יIעִמָּ֗ךְam with youוּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙and I will protect youבְּכֹ֣לin everyאֲשֶׁר־whereתֵּלֵ֔ךְyou will goוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָand I will bring back youאֶל־toהָאֲדָמָ֖הthe landהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisכִּ֚יforלֹ֣אnotאֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔I will abandon youעַ֚דuntilאֲשֶׁ֣רthatאִם־ifעָשִׂ֔יתִיI have doneאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיI have spokenלָֽךְ׃to the you
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וַיִּדַּ֥רand he vowedיַעֲקֹ֖בJacobנֶ֣דֶרa vowלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingאִם־ifיִהְיֶ֨הhe will beאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodעִמָּדִ֗יwith meוּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙and he will protect meבַּדֶּ֤רֶךְon the journeyהַזֶּה֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאָנֹכִ֣יIהוֹלֵ֔ךְam goingוְנָֽתַן־and he will giveלִ֥יto the meלֶ֛חֶםfoodלֶאֱכֹ֖לto eatוּבֶ֥גֶדand clothingלִלְבֹּֽשׁ׃to wear
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