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Genesis 26:1-11

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besidesthefirstH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458thatwasH1961inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85.AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentuntoAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430, untoGerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untohim,andsaidH559,Goתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381notdownH3381intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichIshalltelltheeof:

3sojourninthislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andIwillbeוְאֶֽהְיֶ֥הve.'eh.YehH1961withthee,andwillblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee;forunto thee,andunto thyseedH2233,Iwillgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414alltheselandsהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776,andIwillestablishוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichIsware untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1;

4andIwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedH2233asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thyseedH2233alltheselandsהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776;andinthyseedH2233shallallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;

5becausethatAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85obeyedmyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,andkeptH8104mychargeH4931,mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,mystatutesH2708,andmylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.

6AndIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642:

7andthemenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592himofhiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802;andhesaidH559,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:forhefearedH3372tosayH559,Mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435,saidH559he,themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725shouldkillיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026meforRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259;becauseshewasfairtolookupon.

8Anditcametopass,whenhehadbeenH1961therealongtime,thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedH7200outatawindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,andsawH7200,and,behold,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasH1961sportingwithRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledH7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andsaidH559,Behold,ofasuretysheisthywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802:andhowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349saidst thou,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559untohim,BecauseIsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Idieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191becauseofher.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Whatisthisthou hastdoneuntous?oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mighteasilyhavelainH7901withthywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802,andthou wouldesthavebroughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltinessuponus.

11AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hethattoucheththismanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376orhiswifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

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