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The Imperative לֶךְ־לְךָ and the Command to Abram in Genesis 12:1

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמֹּֽולַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃ (Genesis 12:1) And YHWH said to Avram, “Go forth from your land, from your birthplace, and from the house of your father, to the land that I will show you. Genesis 12:1 marks a pivotal moment in biblical history, where יְהוָה (YHWH) commands אַבְרָם…

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