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Genesis 20:2-8

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559ofSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642sentH7971,andtookH3947Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

3ButGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40inadreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472ofthenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,andsaidH559tohim,Behold, thou artbutadeadH4191man,becauseofthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802whomthou hasttakenH3947;forsheisaman’swifeH802.

4NowAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hadnotcomenearher:andhesaidH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136, wilt thouslayH2026evenarighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471?

5SaidH559henothimselfuntome,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?andshe,evensheherselfsaidH559,Heismybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251:intheintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537ofmyheartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824andtheinnocencyofmyhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709haveIdonethis.

6AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untohiminthedreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472,Yea,Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thatintheintegrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537ofthyheartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824thou hastdonethis,andIalsoH1571withheldtheefromsinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398againstme:thereforeH3651sufferedItheenottotouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060her.

7NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258restoreH7725theman’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802;forheisaprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030,andheshallprayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419forthee,andthou shaltliveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421:andifthourestoreH7725hernot,knowדַּ֚עda'H3045thouthatthou shaltsurelydieH4191, thou,andallthatarethine.

8AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andcalledH7121allhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,andtoldallthesethingsH1697intheirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241:andthemenH376weresoreafraidוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

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