Afterאַחַרthese thingsהַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameהָיָהto Abramאֶל אַבְרָםin a vision,בַּמַּחֲזֶהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Do not be afraid,אַל תִּירָאAbram;אַבְרָםIאָנֹכִיam a shieldמָגֵןto you;לָךְyour rewardשְׂכָרְךָwill be very great.”הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד
But Abramוַ אַבְרָםsaid,יֹּאמֶר“AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יֱהוִהwhatמַהwill you giveתִּתֶּןme,לִיwhile Iוְאָנֹכִיgo onהוֹלֵךְchildless,עֲרִירִיand the heirוּבֶן מֶשֶׁקof my houseבֵּיתִיisהוּאEliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרof Damascus?”דַּמֶּשֶׂק
And Abramוַ אַבְרָםsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Look,הֵןto meלִיyou have not givenלֹא נָתַתָּהoffspring;זָרַעand look,וְהִנֵּהone bornבֶןin my houseבֵּיתִיwill be my heir.”יוֹרֵשׁ אֹתִי
And look,וְהִנֵּהthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcame to him,אֵלָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“This oneזֶהwill notלֹאbe your heir;יִירָשְׁךָbutכִּי אִםone whoאֲשֶׁרwill come outיֵצֵאfrom your own body,מִמֵּעֶיךָheהוּאwill be your heir.”יִירָשֶׁךָ
He brought himוַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹoutsideהַחוּצָהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Lookהַבֶּטnowנָאtoward the heavensהַשָּׁמַיְמָהand countוּסְפֹרthe stars,הַכּוֹכָבִיםifאִםyou are ableתּוּכַלto countלִסְפֹּרthem.”אֹתָםAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Soכֹּהwillיִהְיֶהyour offspring be.”זַרְעֶךָ
And he believedוְהֶאֱמִןin YHWH,בַּיהוָהand he counted itוַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָto himלּוֹas righteousness.צְדָקָה
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Iאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרbrought you outהוֹצֵאתִיךָfrom Urמֵאוּרof the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםto giveלָתֶתyouלְךָthisהַזֹּאתlandאֶת הָאָרֶץto possess it.”לְרִשְׁתָּהּ
But he said,וַיֹּאמַר“AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יֱהוִהhowבַּמָּהwill I knowאֵדַעthatכִּיI will possess it?”אִירָשֶׁנָּה
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Bringקְחָהmeלִיa three-year-oldמְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁתheifer,עֶגְלָהa three-year-oldמְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁתfemale goat,וְעֵזa three-year-oldמְשֻׁלָּשׁram,וְאַיִלa turtledove,וְתֹרand a young pigeon.”וְגוֹזָל
He broughtוַיִּקַּחhimלוֹallאֶת כָּלtheseאֵלֶּהand cut themוַיְבַתֵּר אֹתָםin two down the middle,בַּתָּוֶךְand laidוַיִּתֵּןeachאִישׁhalfבִּתְרוֹoppositeלִקְרַאתthe other;רֵעֵהוּbutוְthe birdsאֶת הַצִפֹּרhe did notלֹאcut in two.בָתָר
The birds of preyהָעַיִטcame downוַיֵּרֶדonעַלthe carcasses,הַפְּגָרִיםand Abramוַ אַבְרָםdrove them away.יַּשֵּׁב אֹתָם
Asוַיְהִיthe sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁwas going down,לָבוֹאa deep sleepוְתַרְדֵּמָהfellנָפְלָהonעַלAbram;אַבְרָםand look,וְהִנֵּהa terror,אֵימָהa greatגְדֹלָהdarkness,חֲשֵׁכָהwas fallingנֹפֶלֶתon him.עָלָיו
Then he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abram,לְאַבְרָם“Knowיָדֹעַfor certainתֵּדַעthatכִּיyour offspringזַרְעֲךָwill beיִהְיֶהresident aliensגֵרin a landבְּאֶרֶץthat is notלֹאtheirs,לָהֶםand they will serve them,וַעֲבָדוּםand they will afflictוְעִנּוּthemאֹתָםfour hundredאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹתyears.שָׁנָה
But alsoוְגַםthe nationאֶת הַגּוֹיthatאֲשֶׁרthey serveיַעֲבֹדוּIאָנֹכִיwill judge,דָּןand afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןthey will come outיֵצְאוּwith greatבִּ גָּדוֹלpossessions.רְכֻשׁ
As for you,וְאַתָּהyou will goתָּבוֹאto your fathersאֶל אֲבֹתֶיךָin peace;בְּשָׁלוֹםyou will be buriedתִּקָּבֵרat a goodבְּ טוֹבָהold age.שֵׂיבָה
And in the fourthוְ רְבִיעִיgenerationדוֹרthey will returnיָשׁוּבוּhere,הֵנָּהforכִּיthe iniquityעֲוֺןof the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִיis notלֹאyetעַד הֵנָּהcomplete.”שָׁלֵם
Whenוַיְהִיthe sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁhad gone downבָּאָהandוַit wasהָיָהdark,עֲלָטָהlook,וְהִנֵּהa smokingעָשָׁןovenתַנּוּרand a torchוְלַפִּידof fireאֵשׁthatאֲשֶׁרpassedעָבַרbetweenבֵּיןtheseהָאֵלֶּהpieces.הַגְּזָרִים
On thatהַהוּאdayבַּיּוֹםYHWHיְהוָהmadeכָּרַתa covenantבְּרִיתwith Abram,אֶת אַבְרָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“To your offspringלְזַרְעֲךָI have givenנָתַתִּיthisהַזֹּאתland,אֶת הָאָרֶץfrom the riverמִנְּהַרof Egyptמִצְרַיִםtoעַדthe greatהַגָּדֹלriver,הַנָּהָרthe riverנְהַרEuphrates:פְּרָת
the Kenites,אֶת הַקֵּינִיthe Kenizzites,וְאֶת הַקְּנִזִּיthe Kadmonites,וְאֵת הַקַּדְמֹנִי
the Hittites,וְאֶת הַחִתִּיthe Perizzites,וְאֶת הַפְּרִזִּיthe Rephaim,וְאֶת הָרְפָאִים
the Amorites,וְאֶת הָאֱמֹרִיthe Canaanites,וְאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Girgashites,וְאֶת הַגִּרְגָּשִׁיand the Jebusites.”וְאֶת הַיְבוּסִי