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Genesis 26:8-11

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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