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  • "Go to yourself" (lekh lekha in Hebrew) is the command that launches Abraham's journey, one that he will spend the rest of his life trying to fulfill.

    Brad Hirschfield: Eat, Pray, Love: How to Take a Spiritual Journey 2010

  • "Go to yourself" (lekh lekha in Hebrew) is the command that launches Abraham's journey, one that he will spend the rest of his life trying to fulfill.

    Brad Hirschfield: Eat, Pray, Love: How to Take a Spiritual Journey 2010

  • He wrote a public letter to Sree Sree, Makakaviki Ekalavyuni Bahiranga lekha, in the context of post 1955 elections.

    Archive 2009-04-01 kesav 2009

  • He wrote a public letter to Sree Sree, Makakaviki Ekalavyuni Bahiranga lekha, in the context of post 1955 elections.

    CV kesav 2009

  • In his book, “Jews,” Arthur Hertzberg points out a very key feature of Judaism, riffing on the “lekh lekha” command given to Avraham.

    Dull Piece on Jewish Cool | Jewschool 2004

  • Esau's question really has a lekha ( "to thee") in it: "What to thee is all this host?"

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • Hebrew has, "take heed to thyself (lekha) lest thou bring" -- pen with the imperfect, a negative final clause.

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • The dative lekha here used, a dative of interest, rules out the idea of others sharing in the test: Abraham must fight this problem through alone.

    Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

  • Zionist Conspirator (Zakhor 'et' asher - ` asah lekha ` Amaleq; baderekh betze'tkhem miMitzrayim.)

    Latest Articles Bible 2010

  • Zionist Conspirator (Zakhor 'et' asher - ` asah lekha ` Amaleq; baderekh betze'tkhem miMitzrayim.)

    Latest Articles Bible 2010

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