L’Zarekha (To Thy Seed) by Fran Avni

February 2, 2016

וַיֵּרָא יְהֹוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהֹוָה הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָיו׃
va-yay-RA a-do-NAI el av-RAM va-YO-mer l’-ZAR-a-KHA e-TAYN et ha-A-retz ha-ZOT va-YI-ven SHAM miz-BAY-akh la-do-NAI ha-nir-EH ay-LAV
Hashem appeared to Avram and said, “I will assign this land to your offspring.” And he built a mizbayach there to Hashem who had appeared to him.
Genesis 12:7

קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאָרְכָּהּ וּלְרָחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃
KUM hit-ha-LEKH ba-A-retz l’-or-KAH u-l’-ro-K’-BAH, KEE le-KHA et-TE-ne-NAH.
Up, walk about the land, through its length and its breadth, for I give it to you.”
Genesis 13:17

Sing along in Hebrew to “L’Zarekha” performed by Fran Avni.

The lyrics are taken from Genesis 12:7 and 13:17.

The video Features photographs of the length and breadth of the Land of Israel.

Lyrics:
l’zarekha eten et ha’aretz ha-zot
Unto thy seed will I give this land

koom heet-ha-lekh ba’aretz
Arise, walk through the land

l’orkah oo-leh-rokhba
in the length of it and in the breadth of it

kee lekha etneh-nah
for unto thee will I give it