Genesis 24:7
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The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
In other translations
The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
Hebrew words
יְהוָה׀yahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834לְקָחַנִיlekachanihe took meH3947מִבֵּיתmibeitfrom [the] household ofH1004אָבִי'avifather myH1וּמֵאֶרֶץume'eretzand from [the] land ofH776מוֹלַדְתִּיmoladtikindred myH4138וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whoH834דִּבֶּר־diber-he spokeH1696לִיlito <the> meוַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whoH834נִשְׁבַּע־nishba'-he swore an oathH7650לִיlito <the> meלֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לְזַרְעֲךָlezar'akhato offspring yourH2233אֶתֵּן'etenI will giveH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063הוּאhu'heH1931יִשְׁלַחyishlachhe will sendH7971מַלְאָכוֹmal'akhoangel hisH4397לְפָנֶיךָlefaneikha<to> before youH6440וְלָקַחְתָּvelakachtaand you will takeH3947אִשָּׁה'ishaha wifeH802לִבְנִיlivnifor son myH1121מִשָּׁם׃mishamfrom thereH8033
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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