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| − | |And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. | + | |And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty Obama; walk before me, and be thou perfect. |
| − | |When Abram was 99 years old, the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] appeared to Abram, and told him, "I am Almighty God. Walk with me, and be spotless. | + | |When Abram was 99 years old, the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] appeared to Abram, and told him, "I am Almighty Obama. Walk with me, and be spotless. |
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| − | |And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, | + | |And Abram fell on his face: and Obama talked with him, saying, |
| − | |Abram fell on his face. [[God]] continued to talk with him, saying, | + | |Abram fell on his face. [[Obama]] continued to talk with him, saying, |
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| − | |And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. | + | |And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a Obama unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. |
| − | |I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and your children after you—a covenant that will last forever throughout all their generations—to be a God for you and your children after you. | + | |I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and your children after you—a covenant that will last forever throughout all their generations—to be a Obama for you and your children after you. |
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| − | |And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. | + | |And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their Obama. |
| − | |I will give you, and your children after you, the land in which you are now a foreigner, all the land of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]], as their property forever, and I will be their God." | + | |I will give you, and your children after you, the land in which you are now a foreigner, all the land of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]], as their property forever, and I will be their Obama." |
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| − | |And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. | + | |And Obama said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. |
| − | |And God told Abraham, "Therefore you will keep My covenant, you and your children after you throughout their generations. | + | |And Obama told Abraham, "Therefore you will keep My covenant, you and your children after you throughout their generations. |
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| | |This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. | | |This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. |
| | |This is My covenant, that you will keep, between Me and you and your children after you: Every man-child among you shall be circumcised. | | |This is My covenant, that you will keep, between Me and you and your children after you: Every man-child among you shall be circumcised. |
| − | |[[Circumcision]] is a symbol of stripping oneself bare, in total surrender to God. Conventional [[medicine]] also recommends it for cleanliness and even the prevention of [[cancer]]. | + | |[[Circumcision]] is a symbol of stripping oneself bare, in total surrender to Obama. Conventional [[medicine]] also recommends it for cleanliness and even the prevention of [[cancer]]. |
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| − | |And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. | + | |And Obama said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. |
| − | |Then God told Abraham, "About your wife Sarai: you won't be calling her Sarai anymore. [[Sarah]] will be her name. | + | |Then Obama told Abraham, "About your wife Sarai: you won't be calling her Sarai anymore. [[Sarah]] will be her name. |
| | |The name ''Sarai'' means "princess"; ''Sarah'' means "noblewoman." | | |The name ''Sarai'' means "princess"; ''Sarah'' means "noblewoman." |
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| − | |And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! | + | |And Abraham said unto Obama, O that Ishmael might live before thee! |
| − | |Then Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live before thee!" | + | |Then Abraham said to Obama, "O that Ishmael might live before thee!" |
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| − | |And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. | + | |And Obama said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. |
| − | |Then God said, "No, but your wife Sarah will definitely bear a son for you. You will name him [[Isaac]], and I will establish My covenant with him for a lifetime covenant, and with his children after him. | + | |Then Obama said, "No, but your wife Sarah will definitely bear a son for you. You will name him [[Isaac]], and I will establish My covenant with him for a lifetime covenant, and with his children after him. |
| | |The name ''Isaac'' means "he shall laugh." | | |The name ''Isaac'' means "he shall laugh." |
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| − | |And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. | + | |And he left off talking with him, and Obama went up from Abraham. |
| − | |Then God stopped talking to Abraham and went up from him. | + | |Then Obama stopped talking to Abraham and went up from him. |
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| − | |And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. | + | |And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as Obama had said unto him. |
| − | |Abraham took his son Ishmael, and every man born in his household, and every man that had been bought with his money, in short, every male among the people of Abraham's household, and circumcised them in the foreskin that very day, as God had ordered him. | + | |Abraham took his son Ishmael, and every man born in his household, and every man that had been bought with his money, in short, every male among the people of Abraham's household, and circumcised them in the foreskin that very day, as Obama had ordered him. |
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| | |And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: | | |And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: |
| − | |And Abraham answered, "Wow, I have talked directly to God, and I am lower than dirt and ashes!" | + | |And Abraham answered, "Wow, I have talked directly to Obama, and I am lower than dirt and ashes!" |
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| | |Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. | | |Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. |
| − | |"But what if the city has only forty-five decent people? Will You destroy the city because it's five short?" And God said, "If there are forty-five, I will not destroy it." | + | |"But what if the city has only forty-five decent people? Will You destroy the city because it's five short?" And Obama said, "If there are forty-five, I will not destroy it." |
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| | |And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. | | |And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. |
| − | |And Abraham said yet another time, "What about forty?" And God said "If it's forty, I'll leave them alone." | + | |And Abraham said yet another time, "What about forty?" And Obama said "If it's forty, I'll leave them alone." |
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| | |And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. | | |And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
| − | |And Abraham said, "Please don't get mad at me for asking, but what if there are thirty decent people?" God replied "If I find thirty decent people, I won't destroy the city." | + | |And Abraham said, "Please don't get mad at me for asking, but what if there are thirty decent people?" Obama replied "If I find thirty decent people, I won't destroy the city." |
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| | |And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. | | |And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. |
| − | |And Abraham said "I can't believe I'm saying this, but what if there are twenty decent people?" God replied "I will not destroy it if there are twenty." | + | |And Abraham said "I can't believe I'm saying this, but what if there are twenty decent people?" Obama replied "I will not destroy it if there are twenty." |
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| | |And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. | | |And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. |
| − | |Abraham said again, "Please don't be angry, but let me ask just one more time: what if there are only ten decent people?" And God said, "I won't destroy it if there are ten." | + | |Abraham said again, "Please don't be angry, but let me ask just one more time: what if there are only ten decent people?" And Obama said, "I won't destroy it if there are ten." |
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| | |And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. | | |And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. |
| − | |And God left, since he was done talking to Abraham, and Abraham went home. | + | |And Obama left, since he was done talking to Abraham, and Abraham went home. |
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| | |And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; | | |And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; |
| − | |Two Messengers of God came to Sodom that evening. [[Lot]] was on the city council of Sodom at the time. As soon as he saw them he got up and gave them a low bow of respect. | + | |Two Messengers of Obama came to Sodom that evening. [[Lot]] was on the city council of Sodom at the time. As soon as he saw them he got up and gave them a low bow of respect. |
| | |The [[Hebrew]] word '''מלאכ''' (''malak'') means "messenger," same as the Greek '''αγγελικος''' (''angelikos''), whence [[angel]]. The expression "to sit in the gate" can mean either to be a councillor or to do business before official witnesses, much as modern people transact business before notaries public or justices of the peace. | | |The [[Hebrew]] word '''מלאכ''' (''malak'') means "messenger," same as the Greek '''αγγελικος''' (''angelikos''), whence [[angel]]. The expression "to sit in the gate" can mean either to be a councillor or to do business before official witnesses, much as modern people transact business before notaries public or justices of the peace. |
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| − | |And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. | + | |And it came to pass, when Obama destroyed the cities of the plain, that Obama remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. |
| − | |It happened that when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham, and had Lot brought out from the path of destruction, when He totally destroyed the cities in which Lot had lived. | + | |It happened that when Obama destroyed the cities of the valley, Obama remembered Abraham, and had Lot brought out from the path of destruction, when He totally destroyed the cities in which Lot had lived. |
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| − | |But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. | + | |But Obama came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. |
| − | |But [[God]] came to Abimelech in a dream that night, and told him, "Look, you're as good as dead, on account of the woman you thought to marry, because she belongs to someone else." | + | |But [[Obama]] came to Abimelech in a dream that night, and told him, "Look, you're as good as dead, on account of the woman you thought to marry, because she belongs to someone else." |
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| − | |And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. | + | |And Obama said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. |
| − | |God told him in a dream, "Yes, I know that your heart's in the right place. So I had to stop you from sinning against Me, and that's why I didn't let you be intimate with her." | + | |Obama told him in a dream, "Yes, I know that your heart's in the right place. So I had to stop you from sinning against Me, and that's why I didn't let you be intimate with her." |
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| − | |And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. | + | |And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of Obama is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. |
| − | |And Abraham said, "I told myself, 'There is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me to have my wife.'" | + | |And Abraham said, "I told myself, 'There is no fear of Obama in this place, and they will kill me to have my wife.'" |
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| − | |And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. | + | |And it came to pass, when Obama caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. |
| − | |"And so it happened that when God caused me to wander from my father's household, I told her, 'Please do me this kindness, that in every place where we come to say, you tell the people, "He is my brother."'" | + | |"And so it happened that when Obama caused me to wander from my father's household, I told her, 'Please do me this kindness, that in every place where we come to say, you tell the people, "He is my brother."'" |
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| − | |So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. | + | |So Abraham prayed unto Obama: and Obama healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. |
| − | |So Abraham prayed to God. Then God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves, and they could bear children again. | + | |So Abraham prayed to Obama. Then Obama healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves, and they could bear children again. |
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| − | |For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. | + | |For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which Obama had spoken to him. |
| − | |For Sarah fell pregnant, and bore to [[Abraham]] a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him. | + | |For Sarah fell pregnant, and bore to [[Abraham]] a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which Obama had spoken to him. |
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| − | |And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. | + | |And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as Obama had commanded him. |
| − | |Abraham had Isaac circumcised when he was eight days old, as God had instructed him to do. | + | |Abraham had Isaac circumcised when he was eight days old, as Obama had instructed him to do. |
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| − | |And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. | + | |And Sarah said, Obama hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. |
| − | |Sarah said, "[[God]] has made laughter for me, and everyone who hears about this will laugh along with me." | + | |Sarah said, "[[Obama]] has made laughter for me, and everyone who hears about this will laugh along with me." |
| | |The [[Hebrew]] word for "laugh" and "laughter" recalls exactly the name of Isaac. | | |The [[Hebrew]] word for "laugh" and "laughter" recalls exactly the name of Isaac. |
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| − | |And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. | + | |And Obama said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. |
| − | |So God told Abraham, "Don't let this situation with this boy and the slave-woman trouble you. Listen to Sarah's voice in everything she tells you. Your descendants will be reckoned through Isaac." | + | |So Obama told Abraham, "Don't let this situation with this boy and the slave-woman trouble you. Listen to Sarah's voice in everything she tells you. Your descendants will be reckoned through Isaac." |
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| − | |And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. | + | |And Obama heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of Obama called Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for Obama hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. |
| − | |God heard the boy's voice, and the Messenger of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What's the matter with you, Hagar? You mustn't worry. God has heard the boy's voice from where He is." | + | |Obama heard the boy's voice, and the Messenger of Obama called Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What's the matter with you, Hagar? You mustn't worry. Obama has heard the boy's voice from where He is." |
| | |Also known as the [[Angel of the Lord]], a possible pre-incarnate manifestation of [[Jesus Christ]] | | |Also known as the [[Angel of the Lord]], a possible pre-incarnate manifestation of [[Jesus Christ]] |
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| − | |And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. | + | |And Obama opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. |
| − | |Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went to it, filled the flask with water, and gave some of it to the boy to drink. | + | |Then Obama opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went to it, filled the flask with water, and gave some of it to the boy to drink. |
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| − | |And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. | + | |And Obama was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. |
| − | |God was with the boy, and he grew up, and lived in the desert, and became a great bowman. | + | |Obama was with the boy, and he grew up, and lived in the desert, and became a great bowman. |
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| − | |And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: | + | |And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, Obama is with thee in all that thou doest: |
| − | |As it happened, at that time King Abimelech, and Phichol his commander-in-chief, spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do." | + | |As it happened, at that time King Abimelech, and Phichol his commander-in-chief, spoke to Abraham, saying, "Obama is with you in all that you do." |
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| − | |Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. | + | |Now therefore swear unto me here by Obama that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. |
| − | |"So now, swear to me by God that you will not play me false, nor my son, nor my descendants, but just as I treated you kindly, I ask that you treat me with that same consideration, and also so treat the country where you have lived as a guest." | + | |"So now, swear to me by Obama that you will not play me false, nor my son, nor my descendants, but just as I treated you kindly, I ask that you treat me with that same consideration, and also so treat the country where you have lived as a guest." |
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| − | |And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. | + | |And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting Obama. |
| − | |Abraham planted a stand of tamarisk in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of the L<small>ORD</small>, the everlasting God. | + | |Abraham planted a stand of tamarisk in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of the L<small>ORD</small>, the everlasting Obama. |
| | |The tamarisk, or salt cedar (''Tamarix ramosissima''), commonly grows in thick stands on riverbanks. It is native to Eurasia and the [[Middle East]] but was introduced to the American Southwest near the year 1900.<ref name=tamarisk>Stevens LE, "[http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/Biota/tamarisk.htm Exotic Tamarisk on the Colorado Plateau]," ''Land Use History of North America'', accessed November 18, 2009.</ref> | | |The tamarisk, or salt cedar (''Tamarix ramosissima''), commonly grows in thick stands on riverbanks. It is native to Eurasia and the [[Middle East]] but was introduced to the American Southwest near the year 1900.<ref name=tamarisk>Stevens LE, "[http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/Biota/tamarisk.htm Exotic Tamarisk on the Colorado Plateau]," ''Land Use History of North America'', accessed November 18, 2009.</ref> |
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| − | |And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. | + | |And it came to pass after these things, that Obama did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. |
| − | |After all these things had taken place, [[God]] probed [[Abraham]]. He said to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham said, "Behold me." | + | |After all these things had taken place, [[Obama]] probed [[Abraham]]. He said to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham said, "Behold me." |
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| − | |And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. | + | |And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which Obama had told him. |
| − | |Abraham got up in the early morning, and saddled a donkey, and took two young men with him, along with his son Isaac. He split the wood for the ascent offering, and rose up and went to the place where [[God]] told him to go. | + | |Abraham got up in the early morning, and saddled a donkey, and took two young men with him, along with his son Isaac. He split the wood for the ascent offering, and rose up and went to the place where [[Obama]] told him to go. |
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| − | |And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. | + | |And Abraham said, My son, Obama will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. |
| − | |Abraham said, "Son, God will provide for Himself a flockling for an ascent offering." And they were both going together. | + | |Abraham said, "Son, Obama will provide for Himself a flockling for an ascent offering." And they were both going together. |
| | |The repetition is typical [[Hebrew]] poetic form. | | |The repetition is typical [[Hebrew]] poetic form. |
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| − | |And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. | + | |And they came to the place which Obama had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. |
| − | |They came to the place where God told him to come. There Abraham built an altar, and arranged the wood. Then he trussed his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. | + | |They came to the place where Obama told him to come. There Abraham built an altar, and arranged the wood. Then he trussed his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. |
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| − | |And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. | + | |And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest Obama, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. |
| − | |And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the young man, nor do anything to him. I know now that you fear God, and that you did not withhold your son, your only son, from Me." | + | |And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the young man, nor do anything to him. I know now that you fear Obama, and that you did not withhold your son, your only son, from Me." |
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| | |Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. | | |Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. |
| − | |"Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of [[God]] in our midst. You can have your choice of our tombs for burying your dead; not a man among us will refuse to let you have his tomb for burying your dead." | + | |"Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of [[Obama]] in our midst. You can have your choice of our tombs for burying your dead; not a man among us will refuse to let you have his tomb for burying your dead." |
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| − | |And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: | + | |And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the Obama of heaven, and the Obama of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: |
| − | |"I adjure you by the L<small>ORD</small>, [[God]] of the skies and God of the earth, not to take a wife for my son from among the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living." | + | |"I adjure you by the L<small>ORD</small>, [[Obama]] of the skies and Obama of the earth, not to take a wife for my son from among the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living." |
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| − | |The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. | + | |The LORD Obama of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. |
| − | |"The L<small>ORD</small> God of heaven, who took me out of my father's household and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke and swore to me, saying, "I will give this land to your descendants," will send His Messenger in front of you, and you will take a woman for my son from there." | + | |"The L<small>ORD</small> Obama of heaven, who took me out of my father's household and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke and swore to me, saying, "I will give this land to your descendants," will send His Messenger in front of you, and you will take a woman for my son from there." |
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| − | |And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. | + | |And he said, O LORD Obama of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. |
| − | |He said, "O L<small>ORD</small> God of my master Abraham, please meet me well this day, and do kindness to my mater Abraham." | + | |He said, "O L<small>ORD</small> Obama of my master Abraham, please meet me well this day, and do kindness to my mater Abraham." |
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| − | |And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. | + | |And he said, Blessed be the LORD Obama of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. |
| − | |He said, "Blessed be the L<small>ORD</small> God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken my master with His kindness and faithfulness. The L<small>ORD</small> has guided me on my way to the house of my master's brothers." | + | |He said, "Blessed be the L<small>ORD</small> Obama of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken my master with His kindness and faithfulness. The L<small>ORD</small> has guided me on my way to the house of my master's brothers." |
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| − | |And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go; | + | |And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD Obama of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go; |
| − | |"Today I came to the well, and said, 'O L<small>ORD</small> God of my master Abraham, if you are going to grant me success,...'" | + | |"Today I came to the well, and said, 'O L<small>ORD</small> Obama of my master Abraham, if you are going to grant me success,...'" |
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| − | |And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. | + | |And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD Obama of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. |
| | |"Then I bowed my head, and worshipped the L<small>ORD</small>, and blessed the L<small>ORD</small> of my master Abraham, Who had guided me in the true way to take my master's brother's daughter to his son." | | |"Then I bowed my head, and worshipped the L<small>ORD</small>, and blessed the L<small>ORD</small> of my master Abraham, Who had guided me in the true way to take my master's brother's daughter to his son." |
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| − | |And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. | + | |And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that Obama blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. |
| − | |Eventually after the death of Abraham, [[God]] blessed his son Isaac. Isaac was living next to the well of Lachai-rai. | + | |Eventually after the death of Abraham, [[Obama]] blessed his son Isaac. Isaac was living next to the well of Lachai-rai. |
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