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1.(2.) And we went, the two of us alone together, forty days and nights.
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And I ate no bread and drank no water, because (my) food was to see the angel who was 10.
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And we went, the two of us together for forty days and nights, and I ate no bread and drank no water, because my food and my drink was to see the angel who was with me, and to hear his speech.
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And we came to the Mount of God, Mount Horeb, and I said to the angel, "Singer of the Eternal One!
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I have no sacrifice with me, nor am I aware of the place of an altar on the mountain; how can I bring a sacrifice?" And he said to me, "Look around you." And when I looked around, there following us were all the prescribed animals, the young heifer, the she goat, the ram, the turtle dove and the pigeon. 3. with me, and his discourse with me was my drink.
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We came to God�s mountain, 4. glorious Horeb.
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And I said to the angel, "Singer of the Eternal One, behold I have no sacrifice with me, nor do I know a place for an altar on the mountain, so how 5.(6.) shall I make the sacrifice?" And he said, "Look behind you." And I liked behind me.
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And behold all the prescribed sacrifices were following us: the calf, 7. the she-goat, the ram, the turtledove, and the pigeon.
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And the angel said to me; 11.
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And the angel said to me, "Abraham!" And I said, "Here am I." And he said, "Slaughter all these animals, and divide them into halves, the one against the other, but do not sever the birds.
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And give these to the men whom I will show you, standing by you, for these are the altar upon the Mountain, to offer a sacrifice to the Eternal but the turtle dove and the pigeon give to me, for I will ascend upon the wings of the bird, so that you may be able to see in heaven, and upon earth, and in the sea, and in the abyss, and in the under-world, and in the Garden of Eden, and in its rivers, and in the fullness of the whole world and its circle - you shall gaze into them all." 8. "Abraham." And I said, "Here I am." And he said to me, "Slaughter all these 9. and divide the animals exactly into halves.
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But do not cut the birds apart.
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And give them to the men whom I will show you standing beside you, for they are the 10. altar on the mountain, to offer sacrifice to the Eternal One.
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The turtledove and the pigeon you will give to me for I will ascend on the wings of the birds to show you (what) is in the heavens, on the earth and in the sea, in the abyss, and in the lower depths, in the garden of Eden and in its rivers, in the fullness of the universe.
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And you will see its circles in all."