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Genesis 15

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God’s Covenant with Abram
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אַחַ֣ר׀ ’a·ḥar Adv H310 After
הָאֵ֗לֶּה hā·’êl·leh Art | Pro-cp H428 these
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים had·də·ḇā·rîm Art | N-mp H1697 events,
דְבַר־ ḏə·ḇar- N-msc H1697 the word
יְהוָה֙ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD
הָיָ֤ה hā·yāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H1961 came
אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to
אַבְרָ֔ם ’aḇ·rām N-proper-ms H87 Abram
בַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖ה bam·ma·ḥă·zeh Prep-b, Art | N-ms H4236 in a vision:
לֵאמֹ֑ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 . . .
אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not
תִּירָ֣א tî·rā V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H3372 be afraid,
אַבְרָ֗ם ’aḇ·rām N-proper-ms H87 Abram.
אָנֹכִי֙ ’ā·nō·ḵî Pro-1cs H595 I [am]
לָ֔ךְ lāḵ Prep | 2fs your
מָגֵ֣ן mā·ḡên N-cs H4043 shield,
מְאֹֽד׃ mə·’ōḏ Adv H3966 your very
הַרְבֵּ֥ה har·bêh V-Hifil-InfAbs H7235 great
שְׂכָרְךָ֖ śə·ḵā·rə·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H7939 reward.
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אַבְרָ֗ם ’aḇ·rām N-proper-ms H87 But Abram
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 replied,
אֲדֹנָ֤י ’ă·ḏō·nāy N-proper-ms H136 O Lord
יֱהוִה֙ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3069 GOD,
מַה־ mah- Interrog H4100 what
תִּתֶּן־ tit·ten- V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H5414 can You give
לִ֔י Prep | 1cs me,
וְאָנֹכִ֖י wə·’ā·nō·ḵî Conj-w | Pro-1cs H595 since I
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ hō·w·lêḵ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H1980 remain
עֲרִירִ֑י ‘ă·rî·rî Adj-ms H6185 childless,
וּבֶן־ ū·ḇen- Conj-w | N-msc H1121 and the heir
מֶ֣שֶׁק me·šeq N-msc H4943 . . .
בֵּיתִ֔י bê·ṯî N-msc | 1cs H1004 of my house
ה֖וּא Pro-3ms H1931 . . .
אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer N-proper-ms H461 is Eliezer
דַּמֶּ֥שֶׂק dam·me·śeq N-proper-fs H1834 of Damascus?
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אַבְרָ֔ם ’aḇ·rām N-proper-ms H87 Abram
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 continued,
הֵ֣ן hên Interjection H2005 Behold,
נָתַ֖תָּה nā·ṯat·tāh V-Qal-Perf-2ms H5414 You have given
לִ֔י Prep | 1cs me
לֹ֥א Adv-NegPrt H3808 no
זָ֑רַע zā·ra‘ N-ms H2233 offspring,
וְהִנֵּ֥ה wə·hin·nêh Conj-w | Interjection H2009 so
בֶן־ ḇen- N-msc H1121 a servant
בֵּיתִ֖י bê·ṯî N-msc | 1cs H1004 in my household
יוֹרֵ֥שׁ yō·w·rêš V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3423 will be my heir
אֹתִֽי׃ ’ō·ṯî DirObjM | 1cs H853 -.
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וְהִנֵּ֨ה wə·hin·nêh Conj-w | Interjection H2009 Then
דְבַר־ ḏə·ḇar- N-msc H1697 the word
יְהוָ֤ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD
אֵלָיו֙ ’ê·lāw Prep | 3ms H413 came to [Abram],
לֵאמֹ֔ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 saying,
זֶ֑ה zeh Pro-ms H2088 This
לֹ֥א Adv-NegPrt H3808 one will not
יִֽירָשְׁךָ֖ yî·rā·šə·ḵā V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 2ms H3423 be your heir,
כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 but
אִם֙ ’im Conj H518 . . .
ה֖וּא Pro-3ms H1931 one
אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 who
יֵצֵ֣א yê·ṣê V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3318 comes from
מִמֵּעֶ֔יךָ mim·mê·‘e·ḵā Prep-m | N-mpc | 2ms H4578 your own body
יִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃ yî·rā·še·ḵā V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 2ms H3423 will be your heir.
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וַיּוֹצֵ֨א way·yō·w·ṣê Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms H3318 And [the LORD] took
אֹת֜וֹ ’ō·ṯōw DirObjM | 3ms H853 him
הַח֗וּצָה ha·ḥū·ṣāh Art | N-ms | 3fs H2351 outside
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 and said,
נָ֣א Interjection H4994 Now
הַבֶּט־ hab·beṭ- V-Hifil-Imp-ms H5027 look
הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה haš·šā·may·māh Art | N-mp | 3fs H8064 to the heavens
וּסְפֹר֙ ū·sə·p̄ōr Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H5608 and count
הַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm Art | N-mp H3556 the stars,
אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 if you
תּוּכַ֖ל tū·ḵal V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H3201 are able
לִסְפֹּ֣ר lis·pōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H5608 . . ..
אֹתָ֑ם ’ō·ṯām DirObjM | 3mp H853 -
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 Then He told
ל֔וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms him,
כֹּ֥ה kōh Adv H3541 So {shall}
זַרְעֶֽךָ׃ zar·‘e·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H2233 your offspring
יִהְיֶ֖ה yih·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H1961 be.
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וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן wə·he·’ĕ·min Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms H539 Abram believed
בַּֽיהוָ֑ה Yah·weh Prep-b | N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD,
וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3fs H2803 and it was credited
לּ֖וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms to him
צְדָקָֽה׃ ṣə·ḏā·qāh N-fs H6666 as righteousness.
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 [The LORD] also told
אֵלָ֑יו ’ê·lāw Prep | 3ms H413 him,
אֲנִ֣י ’ă·nî Pro-1cs H589 I
יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 am the LORD,
אֲשֶׁ֤ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 who
הוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ hō·w·ṣê·ṯî·ḵā V-Hifil-Perf-1cs | 2ms H3318 brought you
מֵא֣וּר mê·’ūr Prep-m | N-proper-fs H218 out of Ur
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים kaś·dîm N-proper-mp H3778 of the Chaldeans
לָ֧תֶת lā·ṯeṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H5414 to give
לְךָ֛ lə·ḵā Prep | 2ms you
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
הַזֹּ֖את haz·zōṯ Art | Pro-fs H2063 this
הָאָ֥רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 land
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ lə·riš·tāh Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3fs H3423 to possess.
God Confirms His Promise
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וַיֹּאמַ֑ר way·yō·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 But [Abram] replied,
אֲדֹנָ֣י ’ă·ḏō·nāy N-proper-ms H136 Lord
יֱהוִ֔ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3069 GOD,
בַּמָּ֥ה bam·māh Prep-b | Interrog H4100 how
אֵדַ֖ע ’ê·ḏa‘ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H3045 can I know
כִּ֥י Conj H3588 that
אִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃ ’î·rā·šen·nāh V-Qal-Imperf-1cs | 3fs H3423 I will possess it?
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 And [the LORD] said
אֵלָ֗יו ’ê·lāw Prep | 3ms H413 to him,
קְחָ֥ה qə·ḥāh V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3fs H3947 Bring
לִי֙ Prep | 1cs Me
מְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁת mə·šul·le·šeṯ V-Pual-Prtcpl-fsc H8027 -
עֶגְלָ֣ה ‘eḡ·lāh N-fs H5697 a heifer,
מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁת mə·šul·le·šeṯ V-Pual-Prtcpl-fsc H8027 -
וְעֵ֥ז wə·‘êz Conj-w | N-fs H5795 a goat,
וְאַ֣יִל wə·’a·yil Conj-w | N-ms H352 and a ram,
מְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁ mə·šul·lāš V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms H8027 [each] three years old,
וְתֹ֖ר wə·ṯōr Conj-w | N-fs H8449 along with a turtledove
וְגוֹזָֽל׃ wə·ḡō·w·zāl Conj-w | N-ms H1469 and a young pigeon.
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וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ way·yiq·qaḥ- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H3947 So [Abram] brought
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all
אֵ֗לֶּה ’êl·leh Pro-cp H428 these
ל֣וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms to Him
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -,
וַיְבַתֵּ֤ר way·ḇat·têr Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms H1334 split
אֹתָם֙ ’ō·ṯām DirObjM | 3mp H853 each of them
בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ bat·tā·weḵ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H8432 down the middle,
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן way·yit·tên Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5414 and laid
בִּתְר֖וֹ biṯ·rōw N-msc | 3ms H1335 the halves
לִקְרַ֣את liq·raṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H7122 opposite
אִישׁ־ ’îš- N-ms H376 each
רֵעֵ֑הוּ rê·‘ê·hū N-msc | 3ms H7453 other.
הַצִפֹּ֖ר ha·ṣip·pōr Art | N-cs H6833 The birds,
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 however,
לֹ֥א Adv-NegPrt H3808 he did not
בָתָֽר׃ ḇā·ṯār V-Qal-Perf-3ms H1334 cut in half.
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הָעַ֖יִט hā·‘a·yiṭ Art | N-ms H5861 And the birds of prey
וַיֵּ֥רֶד way·yê·reḏ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H3381 descended
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 on
הַפְּגָרִ֑ים hap·pə·ḡā·rîm Art | N-mp H6297 the carcasses,
אַבְרָֽם׃ ’aḇ·rām N-proper-ms H87 but Abram
וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב way·yaš·šêḇ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms H5380 drove them away.
אֹתָ֖ם ’ō·ṯām DirObjM | 3mp H853 -
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הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ haš·še·meš Art | N-cs H8121 As the sun
וַיְהִ֤י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 was
לָב֔וֹא lā·ḇō·w Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H935 setting,
אַבְרָ֑ם ’aḇ·rām N-proper-ms H87 Abram
נָפְלָ֣ה nā·p̄ə·lāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H5307 fell
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 into
וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖ה wə·ṯar·dê·māh Conj-w | N-fs H8639 a deep sleep,
וְהִנֵּ֥ה wə·hin·nêh Conj-w | Interjection H2009 and suddenly
גְדֹלָ֖ה ḡə·ḏō·lāh Adj-fs H1419 great
אֵימָ֛ה ’ê·māh N-fs H367 terror
חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה ḥă·šê·ḵāh N-fs H2825 and darkness
נֹפֶ֥לֶת nō·p̄e·leṯ V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs H5307 overwhelmed
עָלָֽיו׃ ‘ā·lāw Prep | 3ms H5921 him.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 Then [the LORD] said
לְאַבְרָ֗ם lə·’aḇ·rām Prep-l | N-proper-ms H87 to Abram,
יָדֹ֨עַ yā·ḏō·a‘ V-Qal-InfAbs H3045 Know for certain
תֵּדַ֜ע tê·ḏa‘ V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H3045 . . .
כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 that
זַרְעֲךָ֗ zar·‘ă·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H2233 your descendants
יִהְיֶ֣ה yih·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H1961 will be
גֵ֣ר׀ ḡêr N-ms H1616 strangers
בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ bə·’e·reṣ Prep-b | N-fs H776 in a land
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 that is not
לָהֶ֔ם lā·hem Prep | 3mp their own,
וַעֲבָד֖וּם wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏūm Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp | 3mp H5647 and they will be enslaved
וְעִנּ֣וּ wə·‘in·nū Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp H6031 and mistreated
אֹתָ֑ם ’ō·ṯām DirObjM | 3mp H853 -
אַרְבַּ֥ע ’ar·ba‘ Number-fsc H702 four
מֵא֖וֹת mê·’ō·wṯ Number-fp H3967 hundred
שָׁנָֽה׃ šā·nāh N-fs H8141 years.
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וְגַ֧ם wə·ḡam Conj H1571 But
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
אָנֹ֑כִי ’ā·nō·ḵî Pro-1cs H595 I
דָּ֣ן dān V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H1777 will judge
הַגּ֛וֹי hag·gō·w Art | N-ms H1471 the nation
אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -
יַעֲבֹ֖דוּ ya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5647 they serve as slaves,
וְאַחֲרֵי־ wə·’a·ḥă·rê- Conj-w | Prep H310 and afterward
כֵ֥ן ḵên Adv H3651 . . .
יֵצְא֖וּ yê·ṣə·’ū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H3318 they will depart
גָּדֽוֹל׃ gā·ḏō·wl Adj-ms H1419 with many
בִּרְכֻ֥שׁ bir·ḵuš Prep-b | N-ms H7399 possessions.
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וְאַתָּ֛ה wə·’at·tāh Conj-w | Pro-2ms H859 You, however,
תָּב֥וֹא tā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H935 will go
אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to
אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H1 your fathers
בְּשָׁל֑וֹם bə·šā·lō·wm Prep-b | N-ms H7965 in peace
תִּקָּבֵ֖ר tiq·qā·ḇêr V-Nifal-Imperf-2ms H6912 and be buried
בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה bə·śê·ḇāh Prep-b | N-fs H7872 at a ripe old age
טוֹבָֽה׃ ṭō·w·ḇāh Adj-fs H2896 . . ..
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רְבִיעִ֖י rə·ḇî·‘î Number-oms H7243 In the fourth
וְד֥וֹר wə·ḏō·wr Conj-w | N-ms H1755 generation
יָשׁ֣וּבוּ yā·šū·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7725 [your descendants] will return
הֵ֑נָּה hên·nāh Adv H2008 here,
כִּ֧י Conj H3588 for
עֲוֺ֥ן ‘ă·wōn N-csc H5771 the iniquity
הָאֱמֹרִ֖י hā·’ĕ·mō·rî Art | N-proper-ms H567 of the Amorites
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 [is] not
עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 yet
הֵֽנָּה׃ hên·nāh Adv H2008 . . .
שָׁלֵ֛ם šā·lêm Adj-ms H8003 complete.
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הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ haš·še·meš Art | N-cs H8121 When the sun
בָּ֔אָה bā·’āh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H935 had set
וַעֲלָטָ֖ה wa·‘ă·lā·ṭāh Conj-w | N-fs H5939 and darkness
וַיְהִ֤י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 had fallen,
הָיָ֑ה hā·yāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H1961 . . .
וְהִנֵּ֨ה wə·hin·nêh Conj-w | Interjection H2009 behold,
עָשָׁן֙ ‘ā·šān N-ms H6227 a smoking
תַנּ֤וּר ṯan·nūr N-csc H8574 firepot
אֵ֔שׁ ’êš N-cs H784 and a flaming
אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -
וְלַפִּ֣יד wə·lap·pîḏ Conj-w | N-msc H3940 torch
עָבַ֔ר ‘ā·ḇar V-Qal-Perf-3ms H5674 appeared and passed
בֵּ֖ין bên Prep H996 between
הַגְּזָרִ֥ים hag·gə·zā·rîm Art | N-mp H1506 the halves
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ hā·’êl·leh Art | Pro-cp H428 [of the carcasses].
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הַה֗וּא ha·hū Art | Pro-3ms H1931 On that
בַּיּ֣וֹם bay·yō·wm Prep-b, Art | N-ms H3117 day
יְהוָ֛ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD
כָּרַ֧ת kā·raṯ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3772 made
בְּרִ֣ית bə·rîṯ N-fs H1285 a covenant
אֶת־ ’eṯ- Prep H854 with
אַבְרָ֖ם ’aḇ·rām N-proper-ms H87 Abram,
לֵאמֹ֑ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 saying,
לְזַרְעֲךָ֗ lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā Prep-l | N-msc | 2ms H2233 To your descendants
נָתַ֙תִּי֙ nā·ṯat·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H5414 I have given
אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
הַזֹּ֔את haz·zōṯ Art | Pro-fs H2063 this
הָאָ֣רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 land —
מִנְּהַ֣ר min·nə·har Prep-m | N-msc H5104 from the river
מִצְרַ֔יִם miṣ·ra·yim N-proper-fs H4714 of Egypt
עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 to
הַגָּדֹ֖ל hag·gā·ḏōl Art | Adj-ms H1419 the great
הַנָּהָ֥ר han·nā·hār Art | N-ms H5104 River
פְּרָֽת׃ pə·rāṯ N-proper-fs H6578 Euphrates
נְהַר־ nə·har- N-msc H5104 . . . —
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אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -
הַקֵּינִי֙ haq·qê·nî Art | N-proper-ms H7017 the land of the Kenites,
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הַקְּנִזִּ֔י haq·qə·niz·zî Art | N-proper-ms H7074 Kenizzites,
וְאֵ֖ת wə·’êṯ Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הַקַּדְמֹנִֽי׃ haq·qaḏ·mō·nî Art | N-proper-ms H6935 Kadmonites,
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וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הַחִתִּ֥י ha·ḥit·tî Art | N-proper-ms H2850 Hittites,
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הַפְּרִזִּ֖י hap·pə·riz·zî Art | N-proper-ms H6522 Perizzites,
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הָרְפָאִֽים׃ hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm Art | N-proper-mp H7497 Rephaites,
21
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ hā·’ĕ·mō·rî Art | N-proper-ms H567 Amorites,
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî Art | N-proper-ms H3669 Canaanites,
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י hag·gir·gā·šî Art | N-proper-ms H1622 Girgashites,
וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -
הַיְבוּסִֽי׃ס hay·ḇū·sî Art | N-proper-ms H2983 and Jebusites.

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