Jubilees 13 in Ge’ez, English and Spanish
Bible Study · Read Jubilees in Ge’ez, English and Spanish, one chapter per page. Jubilees retells Genesis and the beginning of Exodus as the angel of the presence revealed it to Moshe on Mount Sinai, dated by jubilees of 49 years. It is part of the Bible of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but not of the Hebrew Bible (Tenakh).
Jubilees, Chapter 13
Avram comes into Kena’an with Sarai and Lot and builds altars to Hashem, goes down to Mitzrayim in a famine and returns rich; Lot settles in Sedom, Hashem promises Avram all the land he can see, Lot is taken captive, and the tenth for Hashem is ordained forever.
13:1And Avram (Abram) journeyed from Haran, and he took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother Haran’s son, to the land of Kena’an (Canaan), and he came into Asshur, and proceeded to Shechem, and dwelt near a lofty oak.
13:1Y Avram (Abram) partió de Harán, y tomó a Sarai su mujer, y a Lot, hijo de Harán su hermano, a la tierra de Kena’an (Canaán), y llegó a Asur, y siguió hasta Shejem (Siquem), y habitó junto a una encina alta.
፩ወሖረ ፡ አብራም ፡ እምካራን ፡ ወነሥአ ፡ ሶራይሃ ፡ ብእሲቶ ። ወሎጥሃ ፡ ወልደ ፡ አራን ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ከናአን ። ወመጽአ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሱር ፡ ወአንሶሰወ ፡ እስከ ፡ ሰቂሞን ፡ ወኀደረ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ድርሰ ፡ ነዋኅ ።
13:2And he saw, and behold, the land was very pleasant from the entering of Hamath to the lofty oak.
13:2Y miró, y he aquí, la tierra era muy agradable desde la entrada de Hamat hasta la encina alta.
፪ወርእየ ፡ ወናሁ ፡ ምድር ፡ አዳም ፡ ጥቀ ፡ እምብዋአ ፡ ኤማት ፡ እስከ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ድርስ ፡ ነዋኅ ።
13:3And Hashem said to him, “To you and to your seed will I give this land.”
13:3Y Hashem le dijo: «A ti y a tu simiente daré esta tierra».
፫ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለከ ፡ ወለዘርእከ ፡ እሁብ ፡ ዛተ ፡ ምድረ ፡
13:4And he built an altar there, and he offered thereon a burnt sacrifice to Hashem, who had appeared to him.
13:4Y edificó allí un altar, y ofreció sobre él holocausto a Hashem, que se le había aparecido.
፬ወሐነጸ ፡ በህየ ፡ ምሥዋዐ ፡ ወአዕረገ ፡ ዲቤሁ ፡ ጽንሐሐ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘአስተርአዮ ።
13:5And he removed from there unto the mountain … Beit-El (Bethel) on the west and Ai on the east, and pitched his tent there.
13:5Y se pasó de allí al monte … Beit-El (Bet-el) al occidente y Ai al oriente, y plantó allí su tienda.
፭ወአንሥአ ፡ እምህየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደብረ ፡ ቤቴል ፡ ዘመንገለ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ወአጌ ፡ መንገለ ፡ ጽባሕ ፡ ወተከለ ፡ ደብተራሁ ፡ ህየ ።
13:6And he saw, and behold, the land was very wide and good, and everything grew thereon—vines and figs and pomegranates, oaks and ilexes, and terebinths and oil trees, and cedars and cypresses and date trees, and all trees of the field—and there was water on the mountains.
13:6Y miró, y he aquí, la tierra era muy ancha y buena, y todo crecía en ella —vides e higueras y granados, robles y carrascas, y terebintos y árboles de aceite, y cedros y cipreses y palmeras datileras, y todos los árboles del campo—, y había agua en los montes.
፮ወርእየ ፡ ወናሁ ፡ ምድር ፡ ጽፍሕት ፡ ወኄርት ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ይሠርፅ ፡ ላዕሌሃ ፡ አውያን ፡ ወበለስ ፡ ወሮማን ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ባላን ፡ ወድርስ ፡ ወጤሬቤንቶስ ፡ ወዕፀወ ፡ ዘይት ፡ ወቄድሮስ ፡ ወቄጲሪሶስ ፡ ወሊባኖስ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ዕፀወ ፡ ገዳም ፡ ወማይ ፡ ዲበ ፡ አድባር ።
13:7And he blessed Hashem who had led him out of Ur Kasdim (Ur of the Chaldees), and had brought him to this land.
13:7Y bendijo a Hashem, que lo había sacado de Ur Kasdim (Ur de los caldeos) y lo había traído a esta tierra.
፯ወባረኮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘአውፅኦ ፡ እምነ ፡ ኡር ፡ ዘከለዳዊያን ፡ ወአምጽኦ ፡ ውስተዝ ፡ ደብር ።
13:8And it came to pass in the first year, in the seventh week, on the new moon of the first month, that he built an altar on this mountain, and called on the name of Hashem, “You, the eternal God, are my God.”
13:8Y aconteció en el primer año, en la séptima semana, en la luna nueva del primer mes, que edificó un altar en este monte, e invocó el nombre de Hashem: «Tú, el Elohim eterno, eres mi Elohim».
፰ወኮነ ፡ በአሐዱ ፡ ዓመት ፡ በሱባዔ ፡ ሳብዕ ፡ በሠርቀ ፡ ወርኅ ፡ በዘ ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ሐነጸ ፡ ምሥዋዐ ፡ በዝ ፡ ደብር ፡ ወጸውዖ ፡ በስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አንተ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ አምላከ ፡ ዘለዓለም ።
13:9And he offered on the altar a burnt sacrifice unto Hashem, that He should be with him and not forsake him all the days of his life.
13:9Y ofreció sobre el altar holocausto a Hashem, para que estuviera con él y no lo desamparara todos los días de su vida.
፱ወአዕረገ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምሥዋዕ ፡ ጽንሐሐ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ የሀሉ ፡ ምስሌሁ ፡ ወኢይኅድጎ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ሕይወቱ ።
13:10And he removed from there and went toward the south, and he came to Ḥevron (Hebron), and Ḥevron was built at that time, and he dwelt there two years, and he went from there into the land of the south, to Bealoth, and there was a famine in the land.
13:10Y se pasó de allí y fue hacia el sur, y llegó a Jevrón (Hebrón), y Jevrón fue edificada en aquel tiempo, y habitó allí dos años; y de allí fue a la tierra del sur, a Bealot, y hubo hambre en la tierra.
፲ወአንሥአ ፡ እምህየ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ መንገለ ፡ ደቡብ ፡ ወበጽሐ ፡ እስከ ፡ ኬብሮን ፡ ወኬብሮን ፡ አሜሃ ፡ ተሐንጸት ፡ ወነበረ ፡ ህየ ፡ ዓመተ ፡ ክልኤተ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ደቡብ ፡ እስከ ፡ ቦአ ፡ ሎጥ ። ወኮነ ፡ ዐባር ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡
13:11And Avram went into Mitzrayim (Egypt) in the third year of the week, and he dwelt in Mitzrayim five years before his wife was torn away from him.
13:11Y Avram fue a Mitzrayim (Egipto) en el tercer año de la semana, y habitó en Mitzrayim cinco años antes que su mujer le fuera arrebatada.
፲፩ወሖረ ፡ አብራም ፡ ግብጽ ፡ በሣልስ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ዘሱባዔ ፡ ወኀደረ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ ኀምስተ ፡ ዓመተ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ትትሀየድ ፡ ብእሲቱ ። እምኔሁ ።
13:12Now Tanais in Mitzrayim was at that time built, seven years after Ḥevron.
13:12Y Tanais, en Mitzrayim, fue edificada en aquel tiempo, siete años después de Jevrón.
፲፪ወጠናይስ ፡ ዘግብጽ ፡ አሜሃ ፡ ተሐብጸት ፡ በሰብዓቱ ፡ ክረምት ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ኬብሮን ።
13:13And it came to pass, when Par’oh (Pharaoh) seized Sarai, the wife of Avram, that Hashem plagued Par’oh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Avram’s wife.
13:13Y aconteció que, cuando Paró (Faraón) tomó a Sarai, la mujer de Avram, Hashem hirió a Paró y a su casa con grandes plagas por causa de Sarai, mujer de Avram.
፲፫ወኮነ ፡ አመ ፡ ሄዶ ፡ ፈርዖን ፡ ሶራይ ፡ ብእሲቶ ፡ ለአብራም ፡ ቀሠፈ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ፈርዖንሃ ፡ ወቤቶ ፡ በመቅሠፍት ፡ ዐቢይ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ሶራይ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ለአብራም ።
13:14And Avram was very glorious by reason of possessions in sheep, and cattle, and donkeys, and horses, and camels, and menservants, and maidservants, and in silver and gold exceedingly. And Lot also, his brother’s son, was wealthy.
13:14Y Avram era muy glorioso por sus posesiones en ovejas, y vacas, y asnos, y caballos, y camellos, y siervos, y siervas, y en plata y oro en gran manera. Y Lot también, el hijo de su hermano, era rico.
፲፬ወአብራም ፡ ክቡር ፡ በጥሪት ፡ ጥቀ ፡ በአባግዕ ፡ ወበአልህምት ፡ ወበአእዱግ ፡ ወበአፍራስ ፡ ወበአግማል ፡ ወበአግብርት ፡ ወበአእማት ፡ ወበብሩር ፡ ወበወርቅ ፡ ፈድፋደ ። ወለሎጥኒ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ በጥሪት ።
13:15And Par’oh gave back Sarai, the wife of Avram, and he sent him out of the land of Mitzrayim, and he journeyed to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, to the place of the altar, with Ai on the east and Beit-El on the west, and he blessed Hashem his God who had brought him back in peace.
13:15Y Paró devolvió a Sarai, la mujer de Avram, y lo despidió de la tierra de Mitzrayim; y él se fue al lugar donde había plantado su tienda al principio, al lugar del altar, con Ai al oriente y Beit-El al occidente, y bendijo a Hashem su Elohim, que lo había hecho volver en paz.
፲፭ወአግብአ ፡ ፈርዖን ፡ ሶራይሃ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ አብራም ፡ ወአፍለሶ ፡ እምድረ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መካን ፡ ኀበ ፡ ተከለ ፡ ደብተራሁ ፡ እንተ ፡ ቀዲሙ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መካነ ፡ ምሥዋዐ ፡ አጌ ፡ እምጽባሐ ፡ ቤቴል ፡ ወባሕር ፡ ወባሪኮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ አምላኩ ፡ ዘሜጦ ፡ በሰላም ።
13:16And it came to pass in the forty-first jubilee, in the third year of the first week, that he returned to this place and offered thereon a burnt sacrifice, and called on the name of Hashem, and said, “You, the Most High God, are my God forever and ever.”
13:16Y aconteció en el jubileo cuadragésimo primero, en el tercer año de la primera semana, que volvió a este lugar y ofreció sobre él holocausto, e invocó el nombre de Hashem, y dijo: «Tú, el Elohim Altísimo, eres mi Elohim por los siglos de los siglos».
፲፮ወኮነ ፡ በዝ ፡ አርብዓ ፡ ወአሐዱ ፡ ኢዮቤልዎን ፡ በሣልስ ፡ ዓም ፡ ዘሱባዔ ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ገብአ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዝመካን ፡ ወአዕረገ ፡ በዲቤሁ ፡ ጽንሐሐ ፡ ወጸውዐ ፡ በስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አምላክ ፡ ልዑል ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ ለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም ።
13:17And in the fourth year of this week Lot parted from him, and Lot dwelt in Sedom (Sodom), and the men of Sedom were sinners exceedingly.
13:17Y en el cuarto año de esta semana Lot se apartó de él, y Lot habitó en Sedom (Sodoma), y los hombres de Sedom eran pecadores en gran manera.
፲፯ወበራብዕ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ዘዝ ፡ ሱባዔ ፡ ተፈልጠ ፡ ሎጥ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ወኀደረ ፡ ሎጥ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሰዶም ፡ ወሰብአ ፡ ሰዶም ፡ ኃጥኣን ፡ ጥቀ ።
13:18And it grieved him in his heart that his brother’s son had parted from him, for he had no children.
13:18Y le pesó en su corazón que el hijo de su hermano se hubiera apartado de él, porque no tenía hijos.
፲፰ወአከዮ ፡ በልቡ ፡ እስመ ፡ ተፈልጠ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ውሉደ ፡
13:19In that year when Lot was taken captive, Hashem said unto Avram, after Lot had parted from him, in the fourth year of this week, “Lift up your eyes from the place where you are dwelling, northward and southward, and westward and eastward.
13:19En aquel año en que Lot fue llevado cautivo, Hashem dijo a Avram, después que Lot se apartó de él, en el cuarto año de esta semana: «Alza tus ojos desde el lugar donde habitas, hacia el norte y hacia el sur, y hacia el occidente y hacia el oriente.
፲፱በውእቱ ፡ ዓመት ፡ አመ ፡ ተፄወወ ፡ ሎጥ ። ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለአብራም ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ተፈልጠ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ሎጥ ፡ በራብዕ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ዘዝ ፡ ሱባዔ ። ወይቤሎ ፡ አንሥእ ፡ አዕይንቲከ ፡ እመካን ፡ ውእደ ፡ ሀለውከ ፡ ትነብር ፡ ህየ ፡ መንገለ ፡ ሰሜን ፡ ወሊባ ፡ ወባሕር ፡ ወጽባሕ ፡
13:20For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed forever, and I will make your seed as the sand of the sea: though a man may number the dust of the earth, yet your seed shall not be numbered.
13:20Porque toda la tierra que ves la daré a ti y a tu simiente para siempre, y haré tu simiente como la arena del mar: aunque un hombre pueda contar el polvo de la tierra, tu simiente no será contada.
፳እስመ ፡ ኵላ ፡ ምድረ ፡ እንተ ፡ ትሬኢ ፡ ለከ ፡ ወለዘርእከ ፡ እመሁባ ፡ እስከ ፡ ለዓለም ። ወእሬሲ ፡ ዘርእከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኆፃ ፡ ባሕር ፡ እመ ፡ ይክል ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ኆልቆ ፡ ኆፃ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወዘርእከኒ ፡ ኢይትኆለቍ ።
13:21Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and the breadth of it, and see it all; for to your seed will I give it.” And Avram went to Ḥevron, and dwelt there.
13:21Levántate, recorre la tierra a lo largo y a lo ancho de ella, y mírala toda; porque a tu simiente la daré». Y Avram se fue a Jevrón, y habitó allí.
፳፩ተንሥእ ፡ ወአንሶሱ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኑኃ ፡ ወርሕባ ፡ ወርኢ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ እስመ ፡ ለዘርእከ ፡ እሁባ ። ወሖረ ፡ አብራም ፡ ኬብሮን ፡ ወኀደረ ፡ ህየ ።
13:22And in this year came Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Sellasar, and Tergal, king of nations, and slew the king of Amorah (Gomorrah), and the king of Sedom fled, and many fell through wounds in the vale of Siddim, by the Salt Sea.
13:22Y en este año vinieron Quedorlaomer, rey de Elam, y Amrafel, rey de Sinar, y Arioc, rey de Selasar, y Tergal, rey de naciones, y mataron al rey de Amorá (Gomorra), y el rey de Sedom huyó, y muchos cayeron heridos en el valle de Sidim, junto al mar Salado.
፳፪ወበዝ ፡ ዓመት ፡ መጽአ ፡ ከደለጎሞር ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ኤላም ፡ አመርፋል ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ሲናአር ፡ ወአሪአክ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ሴለሳር ፡ ወቴርጋል ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ አሕዛብ ፡ ወቀተልዎ ፡ ለንጉሠ ፡ ጎሞር ፡ ወጐየ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ሰዶም ። ወብዙኃን ፡ ወድቁ ፡ በቍስል ፡ በስላ ፡ ሰዲማው ፡ በባሕረ ፡ ፄው ፡
13:23And they took captive Sedom and Adam and Zeboim, and they took captive Lot also, the son of Avram’s brother, and all his possessions, and they went to Dan.
13:23Y llevaron cautivas a Sedom, y a Adam, y a Zeboim, y llevaron cautivo también a Lot, el hijo del hermano de Avram, y todos sus bienes, y se fueron a Dan.
፳፫ወፄወዉ ፡ ሰዶምሃ ፡ ወአዳማሃ ፡ ወሴቦኤም ፡ ወፄወውዎ ፡ ለሎጥኒ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ለአብራም ፡ ሰኵሎ ፡ ጥሪቶ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ እስከ ፡ ዳን ።
13:24And one who had escaped came and told Avram that his brother’s son had been taken captive, and Avram armed his household servants …
13:24Y vino uno que había escapado y dio aviso a Avram de que el hijo de su hermano había sido llevado cautivo, y Avram armó a los siervos de su casa…
፳፬ወመጽአ ፡ ዘድኅነ ፡ ወነገሮ ፡ ለአብራም ፡ ከመ ፡ ተፄወወ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እኁሁ ።
13:25… for Avram, and for his seed, a tenth of the first fruits to Hashem, and Hashem ordained it as an ordinance forever that they should give it to the priests who served before Him, that they should possess it forever.
13:25… para Avram y para su simiente, la décima parte de las primicias para Hashem; y Hashem lo estableció como estatuto para siempre, que la dieran a los sacerdotes que servían delante de él, para que la poseyeran para siempre.
፳፭ወአስተረሰየ ፡ ልደ ፡ ቤቱ ፡ [ወሖረ ፡ አብራም ፡ ወቀተሎ ፡ ለከደለጎሞር ፡ ወየመይጠ ፡ ወዐሠረ ፡ ዐሥራተ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ወወሀቦ ፡ ለመልከ ፡ ጼዴቅ ። ወዝንቱ ፡ ዐሥራት] ፡ ዲበ ፡ አብራም ፡ ወዲበ ፡ ዘርኡ ፡ ዓሥራተ ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ። ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ሠርዖ ፡ ሥርዓተ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ከመ ፡ የሀብዎ ፡ ለካህናት ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይትቀነዩ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ የአኀዝዋ ፡ ለዓለም ።
13:26And to this law there is no limit of days; for He has ordained it for the generations forever that they should give to Hashem the tenth of everything, of the seed and of the wine and of the oil and of the cattle and of the sheep.
13:26Y para esta ley no hay límite de días; porque él la ha ordenado para las generaciones para siempre, que den a Hashem la décima parte de todo, de la semilla, y del vino, y del aceite, y del ganado, y de las ovejas.
፳፮ወአልቦ ፡ ለዝ ፡ ሕግ ፡ ወሰነ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ እስመ ፡ ትውልድ ፡ ዘለዓለም ፡ ሠርዖ ፡ ከመ ፡ የሀቡ ፡ ዓሥራተ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ እምዘርእ ፡ ወእምወይን ፡ ወእምቅብእ ፡ ወእምአልህምት ፡ ወእምአባግዕ ፡
13:27And He gave it unto His priests to eat and to drink with joy before Him.
13:27Y la dio a sus sacerdotes para comer y beber con alegría delante de él.
፳፯ወውእቱ ፡ ወሀበ ፡ ለካህናቲሁ ፡ ለበሊዕ ፡ ወለሰቲይ ፡ በፍሥሓ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ።
13:28And the king of Sedom came to him and bowed himself before him, and said, “Our lord Avram, give unto us the souls which you have rescued, but let the booty be yours.”
13:28Y el rey de Sedom vino a él y se inclinó delante de él, y dijo: «Señor nuestro Avram, danos las almas que has rescatado, pero quédate con el botín».
፳፰ወበጽሐ ፡ ኀቤሁ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ሰዶም ፡ ወሰገደ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ እግዚእነ ፡ አብራም ፡ ጸግወነ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ እለ ፡ ባለሕከ ፡ ወምህርካሁሰ ፡ ይኩንከ ።
13:29And Avram said unto him, “I lift up my hands to the Most High God, that from a thread to a shoe-latchet I shall not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Avram rich’; save only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. These shall take their portion.”
13:29Y Avram le dijo: «Alzo mis manos al Elohim Altísimo, que desde un hilo hasta una correa de calzado no tomaré nada de lo que es tuyo, para que no digas: “Yo enriquecí a Avram”; excepto solamente lo que comieron los jóvenes, y la parte de los varones que fueron conmigo —Aner, Escol y Mamré—. Estos tomarán su parte».
፳፱ወይቤሎ ፡ አብራም ፡ ሎቱ ፡ አነሥእ ፡ እደዊየ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አምላክ ፡ ልዑል ፡ እምፈትል ፡ እስከ ፡ ቶታነ ፡ አሣእን ፡ እመ ፡ እነሥእ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ዘዚአከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትኩን ፡ በሃሌ ፡ አነ ፡ አብዐልክዎ ፡ ለአብራም ። ዘእንበለ ፡ ዘበልዑ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ወራዙት ፡ ወመክፈልቶሙ ፡ ለዕደው ፡ እለ ፡ ሖሩ ፡ ምስሌየ ፡ አውናን ፡ ወኤስከል ፡ ወመምሪ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ይነሥኡ ፡ መክፈልቶሙ ።
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- English translation
- R. H. Charles, The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament (Oxford, 1913), public domain, lightly modernized by Benei Avraham in the same way as our Bible pages: “thee/thou” become “you,” older verb forms are updated, people and places carry their Hebrew names with the familiar English name in parentheses the first time on each page, and “the Lord” (God) is written “Hashem.” Charles’s editorial dates are given in the notes. Digital text from the CrossWire Bible Society’s SWORD module (public domain).
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