א וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃

The Lord said to Abram: Go you from your land, the geographic location where you were born; and from your birthplace, the place for which you harbor a sense of closeness and belonging; and from your father’s house, and travel to the land, currently unknown to you, that I will show you. You will be told only the general direction you must travel, and you will be informed when you reach your destination.

ב וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃

You embark on this journey as an individual who is merely the head of a family or tribe. Nevertheless, I assure you that in the place where you are going I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you and I will make your name great as you will be renowned, and you shall be a blessing, meaning that people will use you as a paradigm for blessings. When they bless one another, they will say: May you merit to be like Abram.