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Chapter 13 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went. _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went. See ll. 744, 745. 727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.
Chapter 13 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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colloquial American term for a town
well in the past; former
From this reading “_let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.”
for this reason
From this reading “_let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “_Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.”
in a literal sense
From this reading “_let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “_Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “_let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.”
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From this reading 727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.
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From this reading 744, 745.
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From this reading 744, 745.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
colloquial American term for a town
From this reading 727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.
well in the past; former
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading 727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 727 _burgt_, an error for _burg_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
for this reason
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
in a literal sense
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See ll.
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From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
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From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See ll.
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From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
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From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
from that place or that time
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _let_ (pret. of _lete_) = left; _nam_, literally took, and hence took the way, departed, went.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
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From this reading _Thare let hur, and ðeðen he nam_, Terah left Ur, and thence he went.
Chapter 13 of The Story of Genesis and Exodus by Richard [Editor] Morris holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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