- Genesis 12:1
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם לֶךְ־לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ׃
GOD said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַבְרָם אִיזֵיל לָךְ מֵאַרְעָךְ וּמִיַּלָּדוּתָךְ וּמִבֵּית אֲבוּךְ לְאַרְעָא דְּאַחְזֵינָךְ׃
Adonoy said to Avram, Go from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house, [and go] to the land that I will show you.
- Genesis 12:2
וְאֶעֶשְׂךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וַאֲבָרֶכְךָ וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶךָ וֶהְיֵה בְּרָכָה׃
I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you; I will make your name great, And you shall be a blessing.
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וְאַעְבְּדִנָּךְ לְעַם סַגִּי וַאֲבָרְכִנָּךְ וַאֲרַבֵּי שְׁמָךְ וּתְהֵי מְבָרַךְ׃
I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you and make your name great; and you will be a blessing [and you will be blessed].
- Genesis 12:3
וַאֲבָרְכָה מְבָרְכֶיךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ אָאֹר וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כֹּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה׃
I will bless those who bless you And curse the one who curses you; And all the families of the earth Shall bless themselves by you.”
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וַאֲבָרֵךְ מְבָרְכָךְ וּמְלָטְטָךְ אֲלוּט וְיִתְבָּרְכוּן בְּדִילָךְ כֹּל זַרְעֲיָת אַרְעָא׃
I will bless those who bless you, and he who curses you, I will curse; and through you [and because of you], will be blessed all the families of the earth.
- Genesis 12:4
וַיֵּלֶךְ אַבְרָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו יְהֹוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אִתּוֹ לוֹט וְאַבְרָם בֶּן־חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה בְּצֵאתוֹ מֵחָרָן׃
Abram went forth as GOD had commanded him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
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וַאֲזַל אַבְרָם כְּמָא דְּמַלֵּיל עִמֵּיהּ יְיָ וַאֲזַל עִמֵּיהּ לוֹט וְאַבְרָם בַּר שִׁבְעִין וַחֲמֵישׁ שְׁנִין בְּמִפְּקֵיהּ מֵחָרָן׃
Avram went as Adonoy had told him, and Lot went with him. Avram was seventy-five years old when he left Charan.
- Genesis 12:5
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כׇּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָעַן׃
Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother’s son Lot, and all the wealth that they had amassed, and the persons that they had acquired in Haran; and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in the land of Canaan,
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וּדְבַר אַבְרָם יָת שָׂרַי אִתְּתֵיהּ וְיָת לוֹט בַּר אֲחוּהִי וְיָת כָּל קִנְיָנְהוֹן דִּקְנוֹ וְיָת נַפְשָׁתָא דְּשַׁעֲבִידוּ לְאוֹרָיְתָא בְּחָרָן וּנְפַקוּ לְמֵיזַל לְאַרְעָא דִּכְנַעַן וַאֲתוֹ לְאַרְעָא דִּכְנָעַן׃
Avram took his wife Sarai, Lot, his brother’s son, all their possessions they had acquired, and the souls [people] that they had made [converted] in Charan, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. They came to the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 12:6
וַיַּעֲבֹר אַבְרָם בָּאָרֶץ עַד מְקוֹם שְׁכֶם עַד אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי אָז בָּאָרֶץ׃
Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, at the terebinth of Moreh. The Canaanites were then in the land.
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וַעֲבַר אַבְרָם בְּאַרְעָא עַד אֲתַר שְׁכֶם עַד מֵישְׁרֵי מוֹרֶה וּכְנַעֲנָאָה בְּכֵן בְּאַרְעָא׃
Avram passed [traveled] through the land until the place of Shechem, until the Plain of Moreh. The Canaanites were then in the land.
- Genesis 12:7
וַיֵּרָא יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהֹוָה הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָיו׃
GOD appeared to Abram and said, “I will assign this land to your offspring.” And he built an altar there to GOD who had appeared to him.
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וְאִתְגְּלִי יְיָ לְאַבְרָם וַאֲמַר לִבְנָךְ אֶתֵּין יָת אַרְעָא הָדָא וּבְנָא תַּמָּן מַדְבְּחָא קֳדָם יְיָ דְּאִתְגְּלִי לֵיהּ׃
Adonoy appeared [became revealed] to Avram and said: To your descendants I will give this land. There he built an altar to [before] Adonoy Who had appeared [been revealed] to him.
- Genesis 12:8
וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית־אֵל וַיֵּט אׇהֳלֹה בֵּית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהֹוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה׃
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and he built there an altar to GOD and invoked GOD by name.
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וְאִסְתַּלַּק מִתַּמָּן לְטוּרָא מִמַּדְנַח לְבֵית אֵל וּפַרְסֵיהּ לְמַשְׁכְּנֵיהּ בֵּית אֵל מִמַּעְרְבָא וְעַי מִמַּדְנְחָא וּבְנָא תַמָּן מַדְבְּחָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצַלִּי בִּשְׁמָא דַּייָ׃
From there he moved [ascended] to the mountain that was east of Beis-Eil and set up his tent. Beis-Eil was to the west and Ai was to the east. There he built an altar to [before] Adonoy, and he proclaimed the Name, [and he prayed in the Name,] Adonoy.
- Genesis 12:9
וַיִּסַּע אַבְרָם הָלוֹךְ וְנָסוֹעַ הַנֶּגְבָּה׃
Then Abram journeyed by stages toward the Negeb.
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וּנְטַל אַבְרָם אָזֵיל וְנָטֵיל לְדָרוֹמָא׃
Avram journeyed, traveling steadily southward.
- Genesis 12:10
וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ וַיֵּרֶד אַבְרָם מִצְרַיְמָה לָגוּר שָׁם כִּי־כָבֵד הָרָעָב בָּאָרֶץ׃
There was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
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וַהֲוָה כַפְנָא בְּאַרְעָא וּנְחַת אַבְרָם לְמִצְרַיִם לְאִתּוֹתָבָא תַּמָּן אֲרֵי תְּקֵיף כַּפְנָא בְּאַרְעָא׃
There was a famine in the land. Avram went down to Egypt to live there temporarily, for the famine was severe in the land.
- Genesis 12:11
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיב לָבוֹא מִצְרָיְמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ הִנֵּה־נָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִשָּׁה יְפַת־מַרְאֶה אָתְּ׃
As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are.
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וַהֲוָה כַּד קְרֵיב לְמֵיעַל לְמִצְרָיִם וַאֲמַר לְשָׂרַי אִתְּתֵיהּ הָא כְּעַן יָדַעְנָא אֲרֵי אִתְּתָא שַׁפִּירַת חֵיזוּ אַתְּ׃
As he came near and was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, Behold, I now realize that you are a woman of beautiful appearance.
- Genesis 12:12
וְהָיָה כִּי־יִרְאוּ אֹתָךְ הַמִּצְרִים וְאָמְרוּ אִשְׁתּוֹ זֹאת וְהָרְגוּ אֹתִי וְאֹתָךְ יְחַיּוּ׃
If the Egyptians see you, and think, ‘She is his wife,’ they will kill me and let you live.
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וִיהֵי אֲרֵי יִחְזוֹן יָתִיךְ מִצְרָאֵי וְיֵימְרוּן אִתְּתֵיהּ דָּא וְיִקְטְלוּן יָתִי וְיָתִיךְ יְקַיְּימוּן׃
It will happen when the Egyptians see you that they will say: This is his wife. They will kill me and let you live.
- Genesis 12:13
אִמְרִי־נָא אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ לְמַעַן יִיטַב־לִי בַעֲבוּרֵךְ וְחָיְתָה נַפְשִׁי בִּגְלָלֵךְ׃
Please say that you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may remain alive thanks to you.”
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אֵימַרִי כְעַן דַּאֲחָת אַתְּ בְּדִיל דְּיִיטַב לִי בְּדִילִיךְ וְתִתְקַיַּם נַפְשִׁי בְּפִתְגָמַכִי׃
Please [Now] say [therefore] that you are my sister, so that it will go well with me for your sake, and my life will be spared because of you [through your words].