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And lo, the word of Jehovah [is] unto him, saying, `This [one] doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;'

and he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided;

and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;

And Sarah denieth, saying, `I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, `Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

and he saith, `Lo, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, unto the house of your servant, and lodge, and wash your feet -- then ye have risen early and gone on your way;' and they say, `Nay, but in the broad place we do lodge.'

but unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'

and setteth before him to eat; but he saith, `I do not eat till I have spoken my word;' and he saith, `Speak.'

and he feareth, and saith, `How fearful [is] this place; this is nothing but a house of God, and this a gate of the heavens.'

my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil.

And he saith, `Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

and God saith to him, `Thy name [is] Jacob: thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel is thy name;' and He calleth his name Israel.

and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.

and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread;

And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,

And they say unto him, `No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;

and he saith unto them, `No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'

and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye [are] not spies, but ye [are] right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'

and now, ye -- ye have not sent me hither, but God, and He doth set me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.

but thou and thy servants -- I have known that ye are not yet afraid of the face of Jehovah God.'