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Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
→ וּכְנַעַן יָלַד אֶת־צִידֹן בְּכֹרֹו וְאֶת־חֵת׃

and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
→ וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֵת הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי׃

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
→ וְאֶת־הַחִוִּי וְאֶת־הַעַרְקִי וְאֶת־הַסִּינִי׃

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the clans of the Canaanites dispersed.
→ וְאֶת־הָאַרְוָדִי וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִי וְאֶת־הַחֲמָתִי וְאַחַר נָפֹצוּ מִשְׁפְּחֹות הַכְּנַעֲנִי׃

And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
→וַיְהִי גְּבוּל הַכְּנַעֲנִי מִצִּידֹן בֹּאֲכָה גְרָרָה עַד־עַזָּה בֹּאֲכָה סְדֹמָה וַעֲמֹרָה וְאַדְמָה וּצְבֹיִם עַד־לָשַׁע׃

These are the sons of Ham, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
→(eleh bene ham lemišpehotam lilšonotam bearsotam begowyehem) אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־חָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם בְּאַרְצֹתָם בְּגֹויֵהֶם׃

To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born.
→(ulešem yukad gam hu abi kal bene eber ahi yepet haggadowt) וּלְשֵׁם יֻלַּד גַּם־הוּא אֲבִי כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר אֲחִי יֶפֶת הַגָּדֹול׃

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
→(bene šem elam weaššur wearpakšad welud waaram ) בְּנֵי שֵׁם עֵילָם וְאַשּׁוּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד וְלוּד וַאֲרָם׃

The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
→(ubene aram us wehul wegeter wamaš) וּבְנֵי אֲרָם עוּץ וְחוּל וְגֶתֶר וָמַשׁ׃

Arpachshad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.
→(wearpakšad yalad et šalah wešelah yalad et eber) וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד יָלַד אֶת־שָׁלַח וְשֶׁלַח יָלַד אֶת־עֵבֶר׃

To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
→(uleeber yulad čene banim šem haehad peleg ki beyamaw niplegah haares wešem ahiw yaqetan) וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָן׃

Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
→ (weyaqetan yalad et almowdad weet šalep weet hasarmawet weet yarah) וְיָקְטָן יָלַד אֶת־אַלְמֹודָד וְאֶת־שָׁלֶף וְאֶת־חֲצַרְמָוֶת וְאֶת־יָרַח׃

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
→(weet hadowram weet uzal weet diqlah) וְאֶת־הֲדֹורָם וְאֶת־אוּזָל וְאֶת־דִּקְלָה׃

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
→(waet owbal weet abimael weet šeba) וְאֶת־עֹובָל וְאֶת־אֲבִימָאֵל וְאֶת־שְׁבָא׃

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
→(weet owpir weet hawilah weet yowbab kal elleh bene joktan ) וְאֶת־אֹופִר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָה וְאֶת־יֹובָב כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָן׃

The territory in which they lived extended from Mesha in the direction of Sephar to the hill country of the east.
→ (wayhi mowošabam mimmeša boakah separah har haqqedem) וַיְהִי מֹושָׁבָם מִמֵּשָׁא בֹּאֲכָה סְפָרָה הַר הַקֶּדֶם׃

These are the sons of Shem, by their clans, their languages, their lands, and their nations.
→ (eleh bene šem lemišpehotam lilšonotam bearsotam legowyehem) אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־שֵׁם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִלְשֹׁנֹתָם בְּאַרְצֹתָם לְגֹויֵהֶם׃

These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
→(elleh mišpehot bene noah letowldotam begowyehem umeeleh nipredu haggowyim baares ahar hammabul) אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ לְתֹולְדֹתָם בְּגֹויֵהֶם וּמֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ הַגֹּויִם בָּאָרֶץ אַחַר הַמַּבּוּל׃

(wayhi kal haares safah ehat udebarim ahadim) וַיְהִי כָל־הָאָרֶץ שָׂפָה אֶחָת וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִים׃
→Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.

(wayhi benasam miqedem wayyimseu biqah beeres šinar wayešebu šam) וַיְהִי בְּנָסְעָם מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּמְצְאוּ בִקְעָה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם׃
→And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

(wayomeru iš el reehu habah nilbenah labenim wenisrepah lisrepah wattehi lahem hallabenah leaben wehahemar hayah lahem lahomer) וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹמֶר
→And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.

(wayyomeru habah nibneh lanu ir umigdal werosow baššamaim wenaašeh lanu šem pen napus al pene kal haares ) וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָבָה ׀ נִבְנֶה־לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשֹׁו בַשָּׁמַיִם וְנַעֲשֶׂה־לָּנוּ שֵׁם פֶּן־נָפוּץ עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ׃
→Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”

(wayyered yahweh lirot et hair weet hammigdal ašer banu bane haadam) וַיֵּרֶד יְהוָה לִרְאֹת אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־הַמִּגְדָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּנוּ בְּנֵי הָאָדָם׃
→And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built.

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הֵן עַם אֶחָד וְשָׂפָה אַחַת לְכֻלָּם וְזֶה הַחִלָּם לַעֲשֹׂות וְעַתָּה לֹא־יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יָזְמוּ לַעֲשֹׂות׃
→ And the LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

(habah neredah wenabelak šam sepatam ašer lo yišmeu iš šepat reehu) הָבָה נֵרְדָה וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵהוּ׃
→Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

(wayyapes yahweh otam miššam al pene kal haares wayyahdelu libnot hair) ויפץ יהוה אתם משם על־פני כל־הארץ ויחדלו לבנת העיר׃
→So the LORD dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.

(al ken qara šemah babel ki šam balal yahweh šepat kal haares umiššan hepišam yahweh al pene kal haares) עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ בָּבֶל כִּי־שָׁם בָּלַל יְהוָה שְׂפַת כָּל־הָאָרֶץ וּמִשָּׁם הֱפִיצָם יְהוָה עַל־פְּנֵי כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃
→Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth. And from there the LORD dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

(eleh towldot šem šem ben meat šanah wayowled et arpakšad šenataym ahar hammabul) אֵלֶּה תֹּולְדֹת שֵׁם שֵׁם בֶּן־מְאַת שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁד שְׁנָתַיִם אַחַר הַמַּבּוּל׃
→These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.

(wayhi šem ahare howlidow et arpaksad hameš meowt šanah wayowled banimn unbanowt) וַיְחִי־שֵׁם אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־אַרְפַּכְשָׁד חֲמֵשׁ מֵאֹות שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃
→And Shem lived after he fathered Arpachshad 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

(wearpaksad hay hameš ušelošim šanah wayowled et šalah) וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד חַי חָמֵשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־שָׁלַח׃
→When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Shelah.

(wayhi arpakšad ahare howlidow et šelah šeloš šanim wearba meowt šanah wayyowled banim ubanowt) וַיְחִי אַרְפַּכְשַׁד אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־שֶׁלַח שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֹות שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃ ס
→And Arpachshad lived after he fathered Shelah 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

(wayhi šelah ahare howlidow et eber šaloš šanim wearba meowt šanah wayowled banim ubanowt) וַיְחִי־שֶׁלַח אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־עֵבֶר שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֹות שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים


→und lebte darnach vierhundertunddrei Jahre und zeugte Söhne und Töchter.

(wayhi eber arba ušelošim šanah wayowled et paleg) וַיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַרְבַּע וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־פָּלֶג׃
→When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg.

(wayhi eber ahare wlidow et peleg šelošim šanah wearba meowt šanah wayyowled banim ubanowt) וַיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־פֶּלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֹות שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃
→ And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

(wayhi peleg šelošim šanah wayowled et reu) וַיְחִי־פֶלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־רְעוּ׃
→When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.

(wayhi peleg ahare howlidow et reu teša šanim umatayim šanah wayyowled banim ubanowt) וַיְחִי־פֶלֶג אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־רְעוּ תֵּשַׁע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃
→And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

(wayhi reu šetayim ušelošim šanah wayyowled et šerug) וַיְחִי רְעוּ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־שְׂרוּג׃
→Regu war zweiundreißig Jahre alt und zeugte Serug.

(wayhi reu ahare howlidow et šerug šeba šanim umatayim šanah wayyowled banim ubanowt) וַיְחִי רְעוּ אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־שְׂרוּג שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃
→And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

(wayhi šerug šelošim šanah wayyowled et nahowr) וַיְחִי שְׂרוּג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־נָחֹור׃
→When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor.

(wayhi serug ahare howlidow et nahowr matayim šanah wayowled banim) וַיְחִי שְׂרוּג אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־נָחֹור מָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃
→And Serug lived after he fathered Nahor 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

(wayhi nahowr teša weesrim šanah wayowled et tarah) וַיְחִי נָחֹור תֵּשַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־תָּרַח׃
→When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah.

(wayhi nahowr ahare howlidow et terah tesa esreh šanah umeat šanah umeat šanah wayyowled banim ubanowt) וַיְחִי נָחֹור אַחֲרֵי הֹולִידֹו אֶת־תֶּרַח תְּשַׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֹות׃
→And Nahor lived after he fathered Terah 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

(wayhi terah šibim šanah wayowled et abram et nahowr weet haran) וַיְחִי־תֶרַח שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וַיֹּולֶד אֶת־אַבְרָם אֶת־נָחֹור וְאֶת־הָרָן׃
→When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

(weeleh towldot terah terah howlid et abram ey nahowr weet haran weharan howlid et lowt) וְאֵלֶּה תֹּולְדֹת תֶּרַח תֶּרַח הֹולִיד אֶת־אַבְרָם אֶת־נָחֹור וְאֶת־הָרָן וְהָרָן הֹולִיד אֶת־לֹוט׃
→Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.

(wayyamat haran al pene terah abiw beeres mowladtow beur kašdim) וַיָּמָת הָרָן עַל־פְּנֵי תֶּרַח אָבִיו בְּאֶרֶץ מֹולַדְתֹּו בְּאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים׃
→Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

(wayyiqqah abram wenahowr lahem našim šem ešet abram saray wešem ešet nahowr milkah bat haran abi milka waabi yiskah) וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם וְנָחֹור לָהֶם נָשִׁים שֵׁם אֵשֶׁת־אַבְרָם שָׂרָי וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת־נָחֹור מִלְכָּה בַּת־הָרָן אֲבִי־מִלְכָּה וַאֲבִי יִסְכָּה׃
→And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah.

(wattehi saray aqarah en lah walad) וַתְּהִי שָׂרַי עֲקָרָה אֵין לָהּ וָלָד׃
→Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.

(wayyiqa terah et abram benow waet lowt ben haran ben benow waet saray kallatow ešet abram benow wayeseu ittam meur kasdim laleket arsah kenaan wayyabou ad haran wayešebu šam) וַיִּקַּח תֶּרַח אֶת־אַבְרָם בְּנֹו וְאֶת־לֹוט בֶּן־הָרָן בֶּן־בְּנֹו וְאֵת שָׂרַי כַּלָּתֹו אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם בְּנֹו וַיֵּצְאוּ אִתָּם מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־חָרָן וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם׃
→Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there.

(wayihyu yeme terah haméš šanim umatayim šanah wayyamat terah haran) וַיִּהְיוּ יְמֵי־תֶרַח חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיָּמָת תֶּרַח בְּחָרָן׃
→The days of Terah were 205 years, and Terah died in Haran.

(wayyomer yahwe el abram lek leka mearseka umimmowladteka umibbet abika el haares ešer areka) וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם לֶךְ־לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמֹּולַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ׃
→Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

(weeska legow gadowl waabareka waagaddelah šemeka wehyeh berakah) וְאֶעֶשְׂךָ לְגֹוי גָּדֹול וַאֲבָרֶכְךָ וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶךָ וֶהְיֵה בְּרָכָה׃
→And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

(waabarakah webarekeka umeqalleka aor wenibreku bek kol mispehot haadam) וַאֲבָרֲכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה׃
→I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

(wayyelek abram kaašer dibber elaw yahweh wayyelek ittow lowt weabram ben hameš šanim wešibim šanah besetow meharan) וַיֵּלֶךְ אַבְרָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתֹּו לֹוט וְאַבְרָם בֶּן־חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה בְּצֵאתֹו מֵחָרָן׃
→ So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

(wayyiqqah abram et saray ištow waet lowt ben ahiw waet kal rekusam ašer rakašu weet hannepeš ašer asu beharan wayeseu laleket arsah kanan wayabou arsah kenaan) וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתֹּו וְאֶת־לֹוט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָעַן׃
→And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

(wayyabor abram baares ad meqowm šekem ad elowm mowreh wehakkenaani az baares) וַיַּעֲבֹר אַבְרָם בָּאָרֶץ עַד מְקֹום שְׁכֶם עַד אֵלֹון מֹורֶה וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי אָז בָּאָרֶץ׃
→Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.

(wayyera yahweh el abram wayyomer lezarak etten et haares hazzot wayyiben šam mizbeah yahweh hannireh elaw) וַיֵּרָא יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָיו׃
→Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

(wayyateq miššam haharah miqqedem lebet el wayyet aholoh bet el miyam wehaay miqqedem ) וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה בֵּית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה׃
→From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.

(wayyissa abram halowk wenasowa hannegbah) וַיִּסַּע אַבְרָם הָלֹוךְ וְנָסֹועַ הַנֶּגְבָּה׃
→And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.

(wayhi raab baares wayyered abram misraymah lagur šam ki kabed haraab baares) וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ וַיֵּרֶד אַבְרָם מִצְרַיְמָה לָגוּר שָׁם כִּי־כָבֵד הָרָעָב בָּאָרֶץ׃
→Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.

(wayhi kaašer hiqrib labow misrayemah wayyomer el saray ištow hinneh na yadati ki iššah yepat mareh at ) וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיב לָבֹוא מִצְרָיְמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתֹּו הִנֵּה־נָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִשָּׁה יְפַת־מַרְאֶה אָתְּ׃
→When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance,

(wehayah ki yiru otak hammisrim weameru ištow zot weharegu oti weotak yehayyu ) וְהָיָה כִּי־יִרְאוּ אֹתָךְ הַמִּצְרִים וְאָמְרוּ אִשְׁתֹּו זֹאת וְהָרְגוּ אֹתִי וְאֹתָךְ יְחַיּוּ׃
→and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live.

(imri na ahoti at lemaan yitab li baaburek wehayetah napši biglalek) אִמְרִי־נָא אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ לְמַעַן יִיטַב־לִי בַעֲבוּרֵךְ וְחָיְתָה נַפְשִׁי בִּגְלָלֵךְ׃
→Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.”

(wayhi kabow abram misrayemah wayyiru hammisrim et haiššah ki yapah hi meod) וַיְהִי כְּבֹוא אַבְרָם מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּרְאוּ הַמִּצְרִים אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה כִּי־יָפָה הִוא מְאֹד׃
→When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

увидели ее и вельможи фараоновы и похвалили ее фараону; и взята была она в дом фараонов.
→(wayyiru otah sare paroh wayhallu otah el paroh wattuqah haiššah bet paroh) וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְהַלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹה׃

(uleabram hetib baaburah wayhi low son ubaqar wahamorim waabadim ušepahot waatonot ugemalim) וּלְאַבְרָם הֵיטִיב בַּעֲבוּרָהּ וַיְהִי־לֹו צֹאן־וּבָקָר וַחֲמֹרִים וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחֹת וַאֲתֹנֹת וּגְמַלִּים׃
→And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

(waynagga yahwah et paroh negaim gedolim waet betow al debar saray ešet abram) וַיְנַגַּע יְהוָה ׀ אֶת־פַּרְעֹה נְגָעִים גְּדֹלִים וְאֶת־בֵּיתֹו עַל־דְּבַר שָׂרַי אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם׃
→But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

(wayiqra paroh leabram wayomer mah zot asita li lammah lo higgadta li ki išteka hi) וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה לְאַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לִּי לָמָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי כִּי אִשְׁתְּךָ הִוא׃
→So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

(lamah amarta ahoti hi waeqqah otah li leiššah weattah hinneh išteka qah walek) לָמָה אָמַרְתָּ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וָאֶקַּח אֹתָהּ לִי לְאִשָּׁה וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ קַח וָלֵךְ׃
→Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.”

(waysaw alaw paroh anašim wayšalehu otow weet ištow weet kal ašer low) וַיְצַו עָלָיו פַּרְעֹה אֲנָשִׁים וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֹתֹו וְאֶת־אִשְׁתֹּו וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹו׃
→And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.

(wayyal abram mimmisrayim hu weišttow wekal ašer low welowt immow hannegbah) וַיַּעַל אַבְרָם מִמִּצְרַיִם הוּא וְאִשְׁתֹּו וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹו וְלֹוט עִמֹּו הַנֶּגְבָּה׃
→So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb.

(weabram kabed meod bammiqneh bakkesep ubazzahab) וְאַבְרָם כָּבֵד מְאֹד בַּמִּקְנֶה בַּכֶּסֶף וּבַזָּהָב׃
→Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

(wayyelek lemassaw minnegeb betwead el ad hammaqowm ašer hayah šam aholoh k aholow battehillah ben bet el uben haay) וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו מִנֶּגֶב וְעַד־בֵּית־אֵל עַד־הַמָּקֹום אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה שָׁם אָהֳלֹו ק בַּתְּחִלָּה בֵּין בֵּית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעָי׃
→And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

(el meqowm hammizbeah ašer asah šam barišonah wayiqra šam abram bešem yahweh) אֶל־מְקֹום הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה שָׁם בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וַיִּקְרָא שָׁם אַבְרָם בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה׃
→to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the LORD.

(wegam lelowt haholek et abram hayah son ubakar weohalim) וְגַם־לְלֹוט הַהֹלֵךְ אֶת־אַבְרָם הָיָה צֹאן־וּבָקָר וְאֹהָלִים׃
→And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents,

(welo nasa otam haares lašebet zahdaw ki hayah rekušan rab velo yakelu lašebet yahdaw) וְלֹא־נָשָׂא אֹתָם הָאָרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו כִּי־הָיָה רְכוּשָׁם רָב וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו׃
→so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,

(wayhi rib ben roe miqneh abram uben roe miqneh lowt wehakkenaani wehapperizzi az yošeb baares) וַיְהִי־רִיב בֵּין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־אַבְרָם וּבֵין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־לֹוט וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי אָז יֹשֵׁב בָּאָרֶץ׃
→and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land.

(wayomer abram el lowt al na tehi meribah beni ubenika uben roay uben roeka ki anašim ahim anahenu) וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־לֹוט אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶיךָ וּבֵין רֹעַי וּבֵין רֹעֶיךָ כִּי־אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אֲנָחְנוּ׃
→Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen.

(halo kal haares lepaneka hippared na mealay im hassemol weeminah weim hayyamin weeašmeilah) הֲלֹא כָל־הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֶיךָ הִפָּרֶד נָא מֵעָלָי אִם־הַשְּׂמֹאל וְאֵימִנָה וְאִם־הַיָּמִין וְאַשְׂמְאִילָה׃
→Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.”

(wayyissa lowt et enaw wayar et kal kikkar hayyarden ki kullah mašqeh lipne šahet Yahweh et sedom waet amorah kegan yahweh keeres misrayim boakah soar) וַיִּשָּׂא־לֹוט אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־כָּל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן כִּי כֻלָּהּ מַשְׁקֶה לִפְנֵי ׀ שַׁחֵת יְהוָה אֶת־סְדֹם וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָה כְּגַן־יְהוָה כְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בֹּאֲכָה צֹעַר
→And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

(wayibhar low lowt et kal kikkar hayarden wayyissa lowt miqqedem wayyipparedu iš meal ahiw) ויבחר לו לוט את כל־ככר הירדן ויסע לוט מקדם ויפרדו איש מעל אחיו׃
→So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other.

(abram yasab beeres kenaan welowt yašab beare hakkikar) אַבְרָם יָשַׁב בְּאֶרֶץ־כְּנָעַן וְלֹוט יָשַׁב בְּעָרֵי הַכִּכָּר׃
→Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

(weanše sedom raim wehattaim yahweh meod) וְאַנְשֵׁי סְדֹם רָעִים וְחַטָּאִים לַיהוָה מְאֹד׃
→Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the LORD.

(yahweh amar el abram ahare hippared lowt meimmow ša na eneka ureeh min hammaqowm ašer attah šam saponah wanegbah waqedemah wayammah) ויהוה אמר אל־אברם אחרי הפרד־לוט מעמו שא נא עיניך וראה מן־המקום אשר־אתה שם צפנה ונגבה וקדמה וימה׃
→The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,

(ki et kal haares ašer atah rohe leka etenenah ulezaraka ad owlam) כִּי אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וּלְזַרְעֲךָ עַד־עֹולָם׃
→for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.

(wešamti et zaraka kapar hhares ašer im yukal iš limnowt et apar haares gam zaraka yimmaneh) וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶת־זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר ׀ אִם־יוּכַל אִישׁ לִמְנֹות אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ גַּם־זַרְעֲךָ יִמָּנֶה׃
→I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

(qum hithallek baares leareka ulerahebah ki leka ettenennah) קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאָרְכָּהּ וּלְרָחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃
→Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

(wayyehal abram wayabo wayyešeb beelone mamre ašer behebrown wayiben šam miybeah yahweh) וַיֶּאֱהַל אַבְרָם וַיָּבֹא מַמְרֵא אֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרֹון וַיִּבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה׃
→So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.

(wayhi bime amrapel melek šinar aryowk melek elasar kedarelaomer melek elam wetidal melek gowyim) ויהי בִּימֵי אַמְרָפֶל מֶלֶךְ־שִׁנְעָר אַרְיֹוךְ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּסָר כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר מֶלֶךְ עֵילָם וְתִדְעָל מֶלֶךְ גֹּויִם׃
→In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,

(asu milhamah et bera melek sedom weet birša melek amorah šinab melek admah wešemeber melek seboyim k sebowyim umelek bela hi soar) עָשׂוּ מִלְחָמָה אֶת־בֶּרַע מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם וְאֶת־בִּרְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה שִׁנְאָב ׀ מֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וְשֶׁמְאֵבֶר מֶלֶךְ צְבֹויִים ק וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִיא־צֹעַר׃
→these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

(kal alleh haberu el emeq hassidim hu yam hammelah ) כָּל־אֵלֶּה חָבְרוּ אֶל־עֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים הוּא יָם הַמֶּלַח׃
→And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

(šetem esre šanah abedu et kedarelaomer ušeloš esreh šanah maradu) שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה עָבְדוּ אֶת־כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר וּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מָרָדוּ׃
→Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

(ubearba esreh šanah ba kedarelaomer wehammalkim ašer ittow wayyakku et repaim beašterot qarnayim weet hazzuzim beham weet haemim bešaweh qiryatayim) וּבְאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּא כְדָרְלָעֹמֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתֹּו וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־רְפָאִים בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִים בְּהָם וְאֵת הָאֵימִים בְּשָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָיִם׃
→In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

(weet hahori beharam šeir el paran ašer al hammidbar) וְאֶת־הַחֹרִי בְּהַרְרָם שֵׂעִיר עַד אֵיל פָּארָן אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמִּדְבָּר׃
→ and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness.

(wayyašubu wayyabohu el en mišpat hi qadeš wayyakku et kal šedeh haamaleqi wegam et haemori hayyošeb behasson tamar) וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עֵין מִשְׁפָּט הִוא קָדֵשׁ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־כָּל־שְׂדֵה הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְגַם אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בְּחַצְצֹן תָּמָר׃
→Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling in Hazazon-tamar.

(wayyese melek sedom umelek amorah umelek admah umelek šeboyim umelek bela hi soar wayyarku ittam milhamah beemeq hassidim) וַיֵּצֵא מֶלֶךְ־סְדֹם וּמֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה וּמֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וּמֶלֶךְ צְבֹויִם ק וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִוא־צֹעַר וַיַּעַרְכוּ אִתָּם מִלְחָמָה בְּעֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים׃
→Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim.

(et kedarelaomer melek elam wetidal melek gowyim weamrapel melek šinar wearyowk melek elasar arbah melakim et hahamišah ) אֵת כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר מֶלֶךְ עֵילָם וְתִדְעָל מֶלֶךְ גֹּויִם וְאַמְרָפֶל מֶלֶךְ שִׁנְעָר וְאַרְיֹוךְ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּסָר אַרְבָּעָה מְלָכִים אֶת־הַחֲמִשָּׁה׃
→with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five.

(weemeq hasiddim beerot meot hemar wayyanusu melek sedom waamorahb wayyippelu šammah wehannišarim herah nasu) ועמק השדים בארת בארת חמר וינסו מלך־סדם ועמרה ויפלו־שמה והנשארים הרה נסו׃
→Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into them, and the rest fled to the hill country.

(wayyiqhu et kal rekuš sedom waamorah weet kal akelam wayyeleku) וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־כָּל־רְכֻשׁ סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה וְאֶת־כָּל־אָכְלָם וַיֵּלֵכוּ׃
→So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.

(wayyiqhu et lowt weet rekušow ben ahi abram wayyeleku wehu yošeb bisdom) וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־לֹוט וְאֶת־רְכֻשֹׁו בֶּן־אֲחִי אַבְרָם וַיֵּלֵכוּ וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב בִּסְדֹם׃
→They also took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way.

(wayyabo happalit wayyaged leabram haibri wehu šoken beelone mamre haemori ahi eškol waahi aner wehem baale berit abram) וַיָּבֹא הַפָּלִיט וַיַּגֵּד לְאַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי וְהוּא שֹׁכֵן בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא הָאֱמֹרִי אֲחִי אֶשְׁכֹּל וַאֲחִי עָנֵר וְהֵם בַּעֲלֵי בְרִית־אַבְרָם׃
→Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaksa of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram.

(wayyišma abram ki nišbah ahiw wayyareq et hanikaw yelide betow šemonah ašar ušeloš meowt wayyirdop ad dan) וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָם כִּי נִשְׁבָּה אָחִיו וַיָּרֶק אֶת־חֲנִיכָיו יְלִידֵי בֵיתֹו שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות וַיִּרְדֹּף עַד־דָּן׃
→When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

(wayyehaleq alehem laylah hu waabadaw wayyakkem wayyirdepem ad howbah ašer miššemol ladamaseq ) וַיֵּחָלֵק עֲלֵיהֶם ׀ לַיְלָה הוּא וַעֲבָדָיו וַיַּכֵּם וַיִּרְדְּפֵם עַד־חֹובָה אֲשֶׁר מִשְּׂמֹאל לְדַמָּשֶׂק׃
→And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.

(wayašeb et kal harekuš wegam et lowt ahiw urekušow hešib wegam et hannašim weet haam) וַיָּשֶׁב אֵת כָּל־הָרְכֻשׁ וְגַם אֶת־לֹוט אָחִיו וּרְכֻשֹׁו הֵשִׁיב וְגַם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הָעָם׃
→Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people.

(wayyese melek sedom liqratow ahare šubow mehakkowt et kedar laomer weet hammelakim ašer ittow el emeq šaweh hu emeq hammelek) וַיֵּצֵא מֶלֶךְ־סְדֹם לִקְרָאתֹו אַחֲרֵי שׁוּבֹו מֵהַכֹּות אֶת־כְּדָר־לָעֹמֶר וְאֶת־הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתֹּו אֶל־עֵמֶק שָׁוֵה הוּא עֵמֶק הַמֶּלֶךְ׃
→After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

(umalki sedeq melek šalem howsi lehem wayayin wehu kohen leel elyown) ומלכי־צדק מלך שלם הוציא לחם ויין והוא כהן לאל עליון׃
→And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)

(waybarekehu wayyomer baruk abram leel elyowm qoneh amayim waares) וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמַר בָּרוּךְ אַבְרָם לְאֵל עֶלְיֹון קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃
→And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

(ubaruk el eloyown ašer miggen sareka beyadeka vayyiten low maššer mikkol) וּבָרוּךְ אֵל עֶלְיֹון אֲשֶׁר־מִגֵּן צָרֶיךָ בְּיָדֶךָ וַיִּתֶּן־לֹו מַעֲשֵׂר מִכֹּל׃
→and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

(wayyomer melek sedom el abram ten li hannepeš weharekuš qah lak) וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ־סְדֹם אֶל־אַבְרָם תֶּן־לִי הַנֶּפֶשׁ וְהָרְכֻשׁ קַח־לָךְ׃
→And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.”

(wayomer abram melek sedom harimoti yadi el yahweh el elyowm qoneh šamayim waareš) וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם הֲרִימֹתִי יָדִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֵל עֶלְיֹון קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃
→But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

(im mihut wead šerowk naal weim eqqah mikkal ašer welolak tomar ani heešarti et abram) אִם־מִחוּט וְעַד שְׂרֹוךְ־נַעַל וְאִם־אֶקַּח מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָךְ וְלֹא תֹאמַר אֲנִי הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָם׃
→that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ ;

(biladay raq ašer akelu hannearim weheleq haanašim ašer haleku itti aner eškol umamre hem yiqhu helqam) בִּלְעָדַי רַק אֲשֶׁר אָכְלוּ הַנְּעָרִים וְחֵלֶק הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אִתִּי עָנֵר אֶשְׁכֹּל וּמַמְרֵא הֵם יִקְחוּ חֶלְקָם׃
→I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”

(ahar haddebarim haelleh hayah debar yahweh el abram bannahazeh lemor al tira abram anoki magen lak sekareka harbeh meod) אַחַר ׀ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּמַּחֲזֶה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא אַבְרָם אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד׃
→After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”

(wayyomer abram adonay yahweh mahtitten li weanoki howlek ariri uben mešeq beti hu dammešeq eliezer) וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִה מַה־תִּתֶּן־לִי וְאָנֹכִי הֹולֵךְ עֲרִירִי וּבֶן־מֶשֶׁק בֵּיתִי הוּא דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר׃
→But Abram said, “O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

(wayyamer abram hen li lo natattah zara wehinneh ben beti yowres oti) וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם הֵן לִי לֹא נָתַתָּה זָרַע וְהִנֵּה בֶן־בֵּיתִי יֹורֵשׁ אֹתִי׃
→And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.”

(wehinneh debar yahweh elaw lemor lo yirašek zeh ki im ašer yese mimmeeka hu yiraseka) וְהִנֵּה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר לֹא יִירָשְׁךָ זֶה כִּי־אִם אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִמֵּעֶיךָ הוּא יִירָשֶׁךָ׃
→And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.”

(wayyowse otow hahusah wayyomer habbet na haššamaymah usepor hakkowkabim im tukal lispor otam wayomer low koh yihyeh zareka) וַיֹּוצֵא אֹתֹו הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הַבֶּט־נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכֹּוכָבִים אִם־תּוּכַל לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו כֹּה יִהְיֶה זַרְעֶךָ׃
→And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.

(weheemin yahweh wayyahšebeha low sedaqah) וְהֶאֱמִן בַּיהוָה וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ לֹּו צְדָקָה׃
→And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

(wayyomer elaw ani yahwah ašer howsetika meur kašdim latet leka et haares hazzot larištah) וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲנִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הֹוצֵאתִיךָ מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים לָתֶת לְךָ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לְרִשְׁתָּהּ׃
→And he said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

(wayyomer adonay yahweh bammah eda ki irašenah) וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִה בַּמָּה אֵדַע כִּי אִירָשֶׁנָּה׃
→But he said, “O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?”

(wayyomer elaw qehah li eglah mešulešet weez mešullešet weayil mršulal wetor wegowzal) וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו קְחָה לִי עֶגְלָה מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת וְעֵז מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת וְאַיִל מְשֻׁלָּשׁ וְתֹר וְגֹוזָל׃
→He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

bitrow liqrat reehu weet hasippor lo batar) וַיִּקַּח־לֹו אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה וַיְבַתֵּר אֹתָם בַּתָּוֶךְ וַיִּתֵּן אִישׁ־בִּתְרֹו לִקְרַאת רֵעֵהוּ וְאֶת־הַצִפֹּר לֹא בָתָר׃
→And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half.

(wayyered haayit al appegarim wayyaššeb otam abram) וַיֵּרֶד הָעַיִט עַל־הַפְּגָרִים וַיַּשֵּׁב אֹתָם אַבְרָם׃
→And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

(wayhi haššemeš labow vetardemah napelah al abram wehinneh emah hašekah gedolah nopelet alaw ) וַיְהִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לָבֹוא וְתַרְדֵּמָה נָפְלָה עַל־אַבְרָם וְהִנֵּה אֵימָה חֲשֵׁכָה גְדֹלָה נֹפֶלֶת עָלָיו׃
→As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him.

(wayyomer leabram yadoa teda ki ger yihyeh zaraka beeres lo lahem waabadum weinnu otam arba meowt šanah) וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָם יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע כִּי־גֵר ׀ יִהְיֶה זַרְעֲךָ בְּאֶרֶץ לֹא לָהֶם וַעֲבָדוּם וְעִנּוּ אֹתָם אַרְבַּע מֵאֹות שָׁנָה׃
→Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years.

(wegam et haggow ašer yabodu dan anoki weahare ken yeseu birkuš gadowl) וְגַם אֶת־הַגֹּוי אֲשֶׁר יַעֲבֹדוּ דָּן אָנֹכִי וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יֵצְאוּ בִּרְכֻשׁ גָּדֹול׃
→ But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

(weattah tabow el aboteka bešalowm tiqqaber besebah towbah) וְאַתָּה תָּבֹוא אֶל־אֲבֹתֶיךָ בְּשָׁלֹום תִּקָּבֵר בְּשֵׂיבָה טֹובָה׃
→As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

(wedowr rebii yasubu hennah ki lo šalem awon haemori ad hennah) וְדֹור רְבִיעִי יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּה כִּי לֹא־שָׁלֵם עֲוֹן הָאֱמֹרִי עַד־הֵנָּה׃
→And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

(wayhi haššemeš baah waalatah hayah wehinneh tannur ašan welappid eš ašer abar ben haggezarim haeleh) וַיְהִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בָּאָה וַעֲלָטָה הָיָה וְהִנֵּה תַנּוּר עָשָׁן וְלַפִּיד אֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר עָבַר בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים
→When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces

(beyyowm hahu karat yahweh et abram berit lemor lezaraka natatti et haares hazzot minnehar misrayim ad hannahar haggadol nehar perat) בַּיֹּום הַהוּא כָּרַת יְהוָה אֶת־אַבְרָם בְּרִית לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ נָתַתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת
→On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I givec this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,

(et haqqeni weet haqqenizzi weet haqadmoni) אֶת־הַקֵּינִי וְאֶת־הַקְּנִזִּי וְאֵת הַקַּדְמֹנִי׃
→the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,

(weet hahitti weet happerizzi waet harepaim) וְאֶת־הַחִתִּי וְאֶת־הַפְּרִזִּי וְאֶת־הָרְפָאִים׃
→the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

(waet haemori weet hakkenaani weet hagirgaši weet haybusi) וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי׃
→the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.”