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Genesis 20:9-16

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.

14AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,andmen-servantsandwomen-servants,andgaveH5414themuntoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,andrestoredH7725himSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

15AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Behold,mylandאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776isbeforethee:dwellשֵֽׁב׃ShevH3427whereitpleaseth thee.

16AnduntoSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283hesaidH559,Behold,Ihavegivenנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thybrotherלְאָחִ֔יךְle.'a.ChikhH251athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505piecesofsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701:behold,itisfortheeacoveringכְּס֣וּתke.SutH3682oftheeyesעֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869toallthatarewiththee;andinrespectofallthou art righted.

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