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Genesis 15:1 after these words, the word of Yhwh existed for Avram in the vision saying, "do not fear Avram, I am a shield for you, your wages will increase greatly, אַחַר       a'hhar AFTER הַדְּבָרִים       ha'de'va'rim the~WORD~s הָאֵלֶּה       ha'ey'leh the~THESE הָיָה       hai'yah he~did~EXIST (Verb) דְבַר       dê'var WORD יְהוָה       YHWH YHWH אֶל       el TO אַבְרָם       av'ram Avram בַּמַּחֲזֶה       ba'ma'hha'zeh in~the~VISION לֵאמֹר       ley'mor to~>~SAY (Verb) אַל       al DO.NOT תִּירָא       ti'ra you(ms)~will~FEAR (Verb) אַבְרָם       av'ram Avram אָנֹכִי       a'no'khi I מָגֵן       ma'geyn SHIELD לָךְ       lakh to~~you(fs) שְׂכָרְךָ       sê'khar'kha WAGE~you(ms) הַרְבֵּה       har'beyh >~make~INCREASE (Verb) מְאֹד       mê'od MANY Genesis 15:2 and Avram said, "Adonai of Yhwh, what will you give to me as I am walking barren and the son of acquisition of my house is Eliezer of Dameseq," וַיֹּאמֶר       wai'yo'mer and~he~will~SAY (Verb) אַבְרָם       av'ram Avram אֲדֹנָי       a'do'nai Adonai יְהוִה       YHWH YHWH מַה       mah WHAT תִּתֶּן       ti'ten you(ms)~will~GIVE (Verb) לִי       li to~~me(cs) וְאָנֹכִי       wê'a'no'khi and~I הוֹלֵךְ       ho'leykh WALK (Verb)~ing/er(ms) עֲרִירִי       a'ri'ri BARREN וּבֶן       u'ven and~SON מֶשֶׁק       me'sheq ACQUISITION בֵּיתִי       bey'ti HOUSE~me(cs) הוּא       hu HE דַּמֶּשֶׂק       da'me'seq Dameseq אֱלִיעֶזֶר       e'li'e'zer Eli'ezer (The Hebrew text has the names listed as "Dameseq Eliezer" which requires the translation "Dameseq of Eliezer" or as a compound name - "Dameseq-Eliezer." If the standard translation of "Eliezer of Damascus" is correct then the names must be reversed to "Eliezer Dameseq.") Genesis 15:3 and Avram said, "though you did not give me seed, look, a son of my house is possessing me, וַיֹּאמֶר       wai'yo'mer and~he~will~SAY (Verb) אַבְרָם       av'ram Avram הֵן       heyn THOUGH לִי       li to~~me(cs) לֹא       lo NOT נָתַתָּה       na'ta'tah you(ms)~did~GIVE (Verb) זָרַע       za'ra SEED וְהִנֵּה       wê'hin'neyh and~LOOK בֶן       ven SON בֵּיתִי       bey'ti HOUSE~me(cs) יוֹרֵשׁ       yo'reysh POSSESS (Verb)~ing/er(ms) אֹתִי       o'ti AT~me(cs) Genesis 15:4 and look, the word of Yhwh was for him saying, "this one will not possess you, instead he which will go out from your abdomens, he will possess you," וְהִנֵּה       wê'hin'neyh and~LOOK דְבַר       dê'var WORD יְהוָה       YHWH YHWH אֵלָיו       ey'law TO~him לֵאמֹר       ley'mor to~>~SAY (Verb) לֹא       lo NOT יִירָשְׁךָ       yi'rash'kha he~will~POSSESS (Verb)~you(ms) זֶה       zeh THIS כִּי       ki GIVEN.THAT אִם       im IF (The Phrase "GIVEN.THAT IF" means "except," "instead" or "unless.") אֲשֶׁר       a'sher WHICH יֵצֵא       yey'tsey he~will~GO.OUT (Verb) מִמֵּעֶיךָ       mi'mey'ey'kha from~ABDOMEN~s~you(ms) הוּא       hu HE יִירָשֶׁךָ       yi'ra'she'kha he~will~POSSESS (Verb)~you(ms) Genesis 15:5 and he brought him out unto the outside and he said, "please, stare unto the skies and count the stars, if you are able to count them," and he said to him, "in this way your seed will exist," וַיּוֹצֵא       wai'yo'tsey and~he~will~make~GO.OUT (Verb) אֹתוֹ       o'to AT~him הַחוּצָה       ha'hhu'tsah the~OUTSIDE~unto וַיֹּאמֶר       wai'yo'mer and~he~will~SAY (Verb) הַבֶּט       ha'bet !(ms)~make~STARE (Verb) נָא       na PLEASE הַשָּׁמַיְמָה       ha'sha'mai'mah the~SKY~s2~unto וּסְפֹר       us'phor and~!(ms)~COUNT (Verb) הַכּוֹכָבִים       ha'ko'kha'vim the~STAR~s אִם       im IF תּוּכַל       tu'khal you(ms)~will~BE.ABLE (Verb) לִסְפֹּר       lis'por to~>~COUNT (Verb) אֹתָם       o'tam AT~them(mp) וַיֹּאמֶר       wai'yo'mer and~he~will~SAY (Verb) לוֹ       lo to~~him כֹּה       koh IN.THIS.WAY יִהְיֶה       yih'yeh he~will~EXIST (Verb) זַרְעֶךָ       zar'e'kha SEED~you(ms) Genesis 15:6 and he supported in Yhwh and he thought it was steadfastness for him, וְהֶאֱמִן       wê'he'e'min and~he~will~make~SECURE (Verb) בַּיהוָה       ba'YHWH in~YHWH וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ       wai'yahh'she've'ah and~he~will~THINK (Verb)~her לּוֹ       lo to~~him צְדָקָה       tsê'da'qah STEADFASTNESS Genesis 15:7 and he said to him, "I am Yhwh who brought you out from Ur of the ones of Kesed, to give to you this land to possess her," וַיֹּאמֶר       wai'yo'mer and~he~will~SAY (Verb) אֵלָיו       ey'law TO~him אֲנִי       a'ni I יְהוָה       YHWH YHWH אֲשֶׁר       a'sher WHICH הוֹצֵאתִיךָ       ho'tsey'ti'kha I(cs)~did~make~GO.OUT (Verb)~you(ms) מֵאוּר       mey'ur from~Ur כַּשְׂדִּים       kas'dim Kesed~s לָתֶת       la'tet to~>~GIVE (Verb) לְךָ       lê'kha to~~you(ms) אֶת       et AT הָאָרֶץ       ha'a'rets the~LAND הַזֹּאת       ha'zot the~THIS לְרִשְׁתָּהּ       lê'rish'tah to~>~POSSESS (Verb)~her Genesis 15:8 and he said, "Adonai of Yhwh how will I know that I will inherit her?" וַיֹּאמַר       wai'yo'mar and~he~will~SAY (Verb) אֲדֹנָי       a'do'nai Adonai יְהוִה       YHWH YHWH בַּמָּה       ba'mah in~WHAT אֵדַע       ey'da I(cs)~will~KNOW (Verb) כִּי       ki GIVEN.THAT אִירָשֶׁנָּה       i'ra'she'nah I(cs)~will~POSSESS (Verb)~her Genesis 15:9 and he said to him, "take for me a heifer being threefold, and a she-goat being a threefold, and a buck being a threefold and a turtledove and a young pigeon," וַיֹּאמֶר       wai'yo'mer and~he~will~SAY (Verb) אֵלָיו       ey'law TO~him קְחָה       qê'hhah !(ms)~TAKE (Verb)~^ לִי       li to~~me(cs) עֶגְלָה       eg'lah HEIFER מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת       mê'shu'le'shet much~BE.THREEFOLD (Verb)~ing/er(fs) (The word threefold probably means "three years old.") וְעֵז       wê'eyz and~SHE.GOAT מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת       mê'shu'le'shet much~BE.THREEFOLD (Verb)~ing/er(fs) וְאַיִל       wê'a'yil and~BUCK מְשֻׁלָּשׁ       mê'shu'lash much~BE.THREEFOLD (Verb)~ing/er(ms) וְתֹר       wê'tor and~TURTLEDOVE וְגוֹזָל       wê'go'zal and~YOUNG.PIGEON Genesis 15:10 and he took for himself all these, and he cut them in two in the midst, and he gave each cut piece of him to meet his companion, and the bird he had not cut in two, וַיִּקַּח       wai'yi'qahh and~he~will~TAKE (Verb) לוֹ       lo to~~him אֶת       et AT כָּל       kol ALL אֵלֶּה       ey'leh THESE וַיְבַתֵּר       wa'ye'va'teyr and~he~will~CUT.IN.TWO (Verb) אֹתָם       o'tam AT~them(mp) בַּתָּוֶךְ       ba'ta'wekh in~the~MIDST וַיִּתֵּן       wai'yi'teyn and~he~will~GIVE (Verb) אִישׁ       ish MAN בִּתְרוֹ       bit'ro CUT.PIECE~him לִקְרַאת       liq'rat to~>~MEET (Verb) רֵעֵהוּ       rey'ey'hu COMPANION~him וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הַצִּפֹּר       ha'tsi'por the~BIRD לֹא       lo NOT בָתָר       va'tar he~did~CUT.IN.TWO (Verb) Genesis 15:11 and the bird of prey went down upon the corpses, and Avram made a gust at them, וַיֵּרֶד       wai'yey'red and~he~will~GO.DOWN (Verb) הָעַיִט       ha'a'yit the~BIRD.OF.PREY עַל       al UPON הַפְּגָרִים       ha'pe'ga'rim the~CORPSE~s וַיַּשֵּׁב       wai'ya'sheyv and~he~will~make~GUST (Verb) אֹתָם       o'tam AT~them(mp) אַבְרָם       av'ram Avram Genesis 15:12 and it came to pass, the sun came, and a trance had fallen upon Avram, and look, a terror of a great darkness was falling upon him, וַיְהִי       wai'hi and~he~will~EXIST (Verb) הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ       ha'she'mesh the~SUN לָבוֹא       la'vo to~>~COME (Verb) וְתַרְדֵּמָה       wê'tar'dey'mah and~TRANCE נָפְלָה       naph'lah she~did~FALL (Verb) עַל       al UPON אַבְרָם       av'ram Avram וְהִנֵּה       wê'hin'neyh and~LOOK אֵימָה       ey'mah TERROR חֲשֵׁכָה       hha'shey'khah DARK גְדֹלָה       gê'do'lah GREAT נֹפֶלֶת       no'phe'let FALL (Verb)~ing/er(fs) עָלָיו       a'law UPON~him Genesis 15:13 and he said to Avram, "you will surely know that your seed will exist as a stranger in a land not belonging to them, and they will serve them and they will afflict them four hundred years," וַיֹּאמֶר       wai'yo'mer and~he~will~SAY (Verb) לְאַבְרָם       lê'av'ram to~Avram יָדֹעַ       ya'do'a >~KNOW (Verb) תֵּדַע       tey'da you(ms)~will~KNOW (Verb) כִּי       ki GIVEN.THAT גֵר       geyr STRANGER יִהְיֶה       yih'yeh he~will~EXIST (Verb) זַרְעֲךָ       zar'a'kha SEED~you(ms) בְּאֶרֶץ       bê'e'rets in~LAND לֹא       lo NOT לָהֶם       la'hem to~~them(mp) וַעֲבָדוּם       wa'a'va'dum and~they(cp)~did~SERVE (Verb)~them(mp) וְעִנּוּ       wê'i'nu and~they(cp)~did~much~AFFLICT (Verb) אֹתָם       o'tam AT~them(mp) אַרְבַּע       ar'ba FOUR מֵאוֹת       mey'ot HUNDRED~s שָׁנָה       sha'nah YEAR Genesis 15:14 "and also, the nation which they will serve, I am moderating, and afterward they will go out with great goods," וְגַם       wê'gam and~ALSO אֶת       et AT הַגּוֹי       ha'goi the~NATION אֲשֶׁר       a'sher WHICH יַעֲבֹדוּ       ya'a'vo'du they(mp)~will~SERVE (Verb) דָּן       dan MODERATE (Verb)~ing/er(ms) אָנֹכִי       a'no'khi I וְאַחֲרֵי       wê'a'hha'rey and~AFTER כֵן       kheyn SO יֵצְאוּ       yeyts'u they(mp)~will~GO.OUT (Verb) בִּרְכֻשׁ       bir'khush in~GOODS גָּדוֹל       ga'dol GREAT Genesis 15:15 "and you will come to your fathers in completeness, you will be buried with a functional gray head," וְאַתָּה       wê'a'tah and~YOU(MS) תָּבוֹא       ta'vo you(ms)~will~COME (Verb) אֶל       el TO אֲבֹתֶיךָ       a'vo'tey'kha FATHER~s~you(ms) בְּשָׁלוֹם       bê'sha'lom in~COMPLETENESS תִּקָּבֵר       ti'qa'veyr you(ms)~will~be~BURY (Verb) בְּשֵׂיבָה       bê'sey'vah in~GRAY.HEADED טוֹבָה       to'vah FUNCTIONAL Genesis 15:16 "and the fourth generation will turn back to this point, given that the twistedness of the ones of Emor are not complete at this point," וְדוֹר       wê'dor and~GENERATION רְבִיעִי       rê'vi'i FOURTH יָשׁוּבוּ       ya'shu'vu they(mp)~will~TURN.BACK (Verb) הֵנָּה       heyn'nah TO.THIS.POINT כִּי       ki GIVEN.THAT לֹא       lo NOT שָׁלֵם       sha'leym OFFERING.OF.RESTITUTION עֲו‍ֹן       a'won TWISTEDNESS הָאֱמֹרִי       ha'e'mo'ri the~Emor~of עַד       ad UNTIL הֵנָּה       heyn'nah TO.THIS.POINT (The Phrase "UNTIL TO.THIS.POINT" means "ever again" or "yet.") Genesis 15:17 and it came to pass, the sun came and it was twilight, and look, an oven of smoke and a torch of fire that crossed over between these divided parts, וַיְהִי       wai'hi and~he~will~EXIST (Verb) הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ       ha'she'mesh the~SUN בָּאָה       ba'ah she~did~COME (Verb) וַעֲלָטָה       wa'a'la'tah and~TWILIGHT הָיָה       hai'yah he~did~EXIST (Verb) וְהִנֵּה       wê'hin'neyh and~LOOK תַנּוּר       ta'nur OVEN עָשָׁן       a'shan SMOKE וְלַפִּיד       wê'la'pid and~TORCH אֵשׁ       eysh FIRE אֲשֶׁר       a'sher WHICH עָבַר       a'var he~did~CROSS.OVER (Verb) בֵּין       beyn BETWEEN הַגְּזָרִים       hag'za'rim the~DIVIDED.PART~s הָאֵלֶּה       ha'ey'leh the~THESE Genesis 15:18 in that day Yhwh cut with Avram a covenant saying, "to your seed I gave this land, from the river of Mits'rayim as far as the great river, the river Perat," בַּיּוֹם       ba'yom in~the~DAY הַהוּא       ha'hu the~HE כָּרַת       ka'rat he~did~CUT (Verb) יְהוָה       YHWH YHWH אֶת       et AT אַבְרָם       av'ram Avram בְּרִית       bê'rit COVENANT לֵאמֹר       ley'mor to~>~SAY (Verb) לְזַרְעֲךָ       lê'zar'a'kha to~SEED~you(ms) נָתַתִּי       na'ta'ti I(cs)~did~GIVE (Verb) אֶת       et AT הָאָרֶץ       ha'a'rets the~LAND הַזֹּאת       ha'zot the~THIS מִנְּהַר       mi'ne'har from~RIVER מִצְרַיִם       mits'ra'yim Mits'rayim עַד       ad UNTIL הַנָּהָר       ha'na'har the~RIVER הַגָּדֹל       ha'ga'dol the~GREAT נְהַר       nê'har RIVER פְּרָת       pê'rat Perat Genesis 15:19 "the ones of Qayin, and the ones of Qenaz, and the ones of Qadmon," אֶת       et AT הַקֵּינִי       ha'qey'ni the~Qayin~of וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הַקְּנִזִּי       haq'ni'zi the~Qenaz~of וְאֵת       wê'eyt and~AT הַקַּדְמֹנִי       ha'qad'mo'ni the~Qadmon~of Genesis 15:20 "and the ones of Hhet, and the one of Perez, and the one of Rapha," וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הַחִתִּי       ha'hhi'ti the~Hhet~of וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הַפְּרִזִּי       ha'pe'ri'zi the~Perez~of וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הָרְפָאִים       ha're'pha'im the~Rapha~s Genesis 15:21 "and the ones of Emor, and the one of Kena'an, and the ones of Girgash, and the one of Yevus," וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הָאֱמֹרִי       ha'e'mo'ri the~Emor~of וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הַכְּנַעֲנִי       ha'ke'na'a'ni the~Kena'an~of וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הַגִּרְגָּשִׁי       ha'gir'ga'shi the~Girgash~of וְאֶת       wê'et and~AT הַיְבוּסִי       hai'vu'si the~Yevus~of