OET-LV GEN Chapter 12

OET ◄ GEN 12 ► ║ ═ ©

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12 and_ YHWH _he/it _said to Abram go to/for_yourself(m) from_your(ms)_land and_from_your(ms)_descendants and_from_household I _will _show_you(ms) to the_earth/land which I _will _show_you(ms).
2 And_I _will _make_you(ms) to_(a)_nation great and_I _will _bless_you(ms) and_I _will _make _big/great your(ms)_name and_be a _blessing.
3 And_I _will _bless (those _who)bless_you(ms) and_despises_you(ms) I _will _curse and_they _will _be _blessed in_you(ms) all _of the _clans _of the_soil.
4 And_ Abram _he/it _went just_as he _had _said to_him/it YHWH and_he/it _went with_him/it Lōţ and_Avram [was]_a _son _of five years and_seventy year[s] in_his/its_coming _out from_Ḩārān.
5 And_ Abram _he/it _took DOM Sarai his/its_wife/woman and_DOM Lōţ the _son _of his/its_woman and_DOM all _of their_property which they _had _accumulated and_DOM the_people whom they _had _acquired in_Ḩārān and_they _went _out to_go towards_land of _Kinaˊan/(Canaan) and_they _came towards_land of _Kinaˊan/(Canaan).
6 And_ Abram _he/it _passed _through on _the_earth to the _place _of Shəkem to the _great _tree _of Mōreh and_the_Kənaˊₐnīte then on _the_earth.
7 And_ YHWH _appeared to Abram and_he/it _said to_offspring _of_your I _will _give DOM the_earth/land the_this and_he/it _built there an _altar to/for_YHWH the_appeared to_him/it.
8 And_moved _on from_there the_hill _country_to from_east of_Bēyt- el and_pitched tent _of_his[fn] Bēyt- el on_west and_the_ˊAy from_east and_he/it _built there an _altar to/for_YHWH and_he/it _called in/on_name _of YHWH.
9 And_ Abram _journeyed _on going and_to _continue towards_the_south.
10 and_he/it _was a _famine on _the_earth and_ Abram _he/it _descended Miʦrayim/(Egypt)_to to_sojourn there if/because [was]_heavy the_famine on _the_earth.
11 And_he/it _was just_as he _drew _near to_enter towards_Miʦrayim and_he/it _said to Sarai his/its_wife/woman here please I _know if/because _that [are]_a _woman beautiful _of appearance you.
12 And_it _was if/because they _will _see DOM_you the_Miʦrayimians and_say his/its_wife/woman this and_kill DOM_me and_DOM_you they _will _let _live.
13 Say please sister _of_my you so _that it _may _go _well to_me in/on/at/with_sake _of_you and_spared life _of_my in/on/at/with_account _of_you.
14 And_he/it _was when_came Abram towards_Miʦrayim and_they _saw the_Miʦrayimians DOM the_woman if/because _that [was]_beautiful she very.
15 And_they _saw the _officials _of DOM_her/it of _Parˊoh and_praised DOM_her/it to Parˊoh and_taken the_woman the _house _of Parˊoh.
16 And_with_Abram he _did _good in/on/at/with_sake _of_her and_he/it _was to_him/it sheep and_oxen and_male _donkeys and_male _servants and_female _servants and_female _donkeys and_camels.
17 And_ YHWH _struck DOM Parˊoh plagues great and_DOM household _of_his on the _matter _of Sarai the _wife _of Abram.
18 And_ Parˊoh _he/it _called for_Abram and_he/it _said what this have _you _done to/for_me to/for_what not did _you _tell to/for_me if/because _that wife _of_your she.
19 To/for_why did _you _say sister _of_my she and_took DOM_her/it to_me to/for_(a)_woman and_now here wife _of_your take _[her] and_go.
20 And_he/it _commanded on/upon/above_him/it Parˊoh men and_sent _away DOM_him/it and_DOM his/its_wife/woman and_DOM all _of that to_him/it.

12:8 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

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