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Genesis 12:10-20

10AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776:andAbramאַבְרָ֤ם'av.RamH87wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoEgyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714tosojournthere;forthefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961soreinthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11AnditcameH935topass,whenhewasH1961comeH935neartoenterintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,thathesaidH559untoSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,Beholdnow,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou artafairwomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802tolookupon:

12anditwillcometopass,whentheEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713shallseeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200thee,thattheywillsayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Thisisוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802:andtheywillkillוְהָרְג֥וּve.ha.re.GuH2026me,buttheywillsave theealiveH2421.

13Sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559,Ipraythee, thou artmysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269;thatitmaybewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190withmeforthysakeH4616,andthatmysoulH5315mayliveוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421becauseofthee.

14AnditcameH935topass,that,whenAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87wasH1961comeH935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,theEgyptiansbeheldthewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802thatshewasH1961veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fair.

15AndtheprincesH8269ofPharaohH6547sawH7200her,andpraisedH1984hertoPharaohH6547:andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802wastakenH3947intoPharaoh’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16AndhedealtwellH3190withAbramוּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.RamH87forhersakeבַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּba.'a.vu.RahH5668:andhehadsheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629,andoxenH1241,andhe-asses,andmen-servants,andmaid-servants,andshe-asses,andcamelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581.

17AndJehovahplaguedPharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547andhishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004withgreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419plaguesH5061becauseofSaraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297,Abram’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

18AndPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547calledH7121Abramלְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.RamH87,andsaidH559,Whatisthisthatthou hastdoneuntome?whyH4100didst thounottellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046methatshewasthywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802?

19whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100saidst thou,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,sothatItookH3947hertobemywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802?nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258beholdthywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802,takeH3947her,andgothy way.

20AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547gavemenH376chargeconcerninghim:andtheybroughthimontheway,andhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,andallthathehad.

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