Genesis 12
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Genesis 12:17-19

17וַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'and he struckH9001H5060יְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhPharaohH6547נְגָעִ֥יםne.ga.'ImplaguesH5061גְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimgreatH1419וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853בֵּית֑וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004H9023עַל־'al-onH5921דְּבַ֥רde.Var[the] matter ofH1697שָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiSaraiH8297אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802אַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamAbramH87
18וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH9001H7121פַרְעֹה֙far.'OhPharaohH6547לְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.Ram<to> AbramH9005H87וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559מַה־mah-what?H4100זֹּ֖אתzotthisH2063עָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.tahave you doneH6213לִּ֑יLito <the> meH9005H9030לָ֚מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H9005H4100לֹא־lo'-notH3808הִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.tadid you tellH5046לִּ֔יLito <the> meH9005H9030כִּ֥יkithatH3588אִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.Kha[was] wife yourH802H9021הִֽוא׃hi'sheH1931
19לָמָ֤הla.Mah<to> why?H9005H4100אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.tadid you sayH559אֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.ti[is] sister myH269H9020הִ֔ואhi'sheH1931וָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.Kachand I tookH9001H3947אֹתָ֛הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853H9034לִ֖יlifor <the> myselfH9005H9030לְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.Shahto a wifeH9005H802וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tahand nowH9002H6258הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009אִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.Khawife yourH802H9021קַ֥חkachtake [her]H3947וָלֵֽךְ׃va.Lekhand goH9002H1980
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