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Genesis 20:8-13

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

9ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledH7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85,andsaidH559untohim,Whathast thoudoneuntous?andwhereinhaveIsinnedH2398againstthee,thatthou hastbroughtH935onmeandonmykingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467agreatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinH2398? thou hastdonedeedsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639untomethatoughtnottobedone.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatsawest thou,thatthou hastdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?

11AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559,BecauseIthought,Surelythefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430isnotinthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;andtheywillslayH2026meformywife’sאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802sake.

12Andmoreoversheisindeedmysisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,butnotthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofmymotherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517;andshebecameH1961mywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802:

13anditcameH935topass,whenGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430causedmetowanderהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582frommyfather’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseH1004,thatIsaidH559untoher,Thisisthykindnesswhichthou shaltshowuntome:ateveryplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whitherweshallcomeH935,sayH559ofme,Heismybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

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