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Genesis 24:1

וְאַבְרָהָ֣ם
ʼAbrâhâm
and — Abraham, the later name of Abram
זָקֵ֔ן
zâqên
to be old
בָּ֖א
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
בַּיָּמִ֑ים
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
וַֽיהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
and — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
בֵּרַ֥ךְ
bârak
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
בַּכֹּֽל
kôl
in/with/by — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Genesis 24:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
Now Abraham was old, [well] advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
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Now Abraham was old, [well] advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
Genesis 24:1
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