Genesis 13:9
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Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
In other translations
Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
Hebrew words
הֲלֹאhalo'¿ notH3808כָל־khol-[is] allH3605הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440הִפָּרֶדhiparedseparateH6504נָאna'pleaseH4994מֵעָלָיme'alaifrom with <the> meH5921אִם־'im-ifH518הַשְּׂמֹאלhasemolthe leftH8040וְאֵימִנָהve'eiminahso let me go rightH3231וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518הַיָּמִיןhaiyaminthe rightH3225וְאַשְׂמְאִילָה׃ve'asme'ilahand I will go leftH8041
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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