Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 12:10-20

10Now there wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.So Abramאַבְרָ֤ם'av.RamH87went downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714to live thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033for a whileלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776was severeכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515.

11וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he was aboutהִקְרִ֖יבhik.RivH7126to enterלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297, “Lookהִנֵּה־ נָ֣אhi.neh- na'H2009 H4994,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588youאָֽתְּ׃'AtH859area beautifulיְפַת־ מַרְאֶ֖הye.fat- mar.'EhH3303 H4758womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802,

12andוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713see youיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200אֹתָךְ֙'o.toKhH853,they will sayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063is his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802.’Then they will killוְהָרְג֥וּve.ha.re.GuH2026meאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853butוְאֹתָ֥ךְve.'o.TakhH853will let you liveיְחַיּֽוּ׃ye.chai.YuH2421.

13Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559you areאָ֑תְּ'AtH859my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616I will be treated wellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190for your sakeבַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְva.'a.vu.RekhH5668,and on account of youבִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃big.la.LekhH1558my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will be sparedוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421.”

14Soוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961when Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87enteredכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִים֙ha.mitz.RimH4713אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulיָפָ֥ה הִ֖ואya.Fah hi'H3303 H1931.

15When Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200Saraiאֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853,they commendedוַיְהַֽלְל֥וּvay.ha.LuH1984herאֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853toאֶל־'el-H413himפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,and sheהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802was takenוַתֻּקַּ֥חva.tu.KachH3947into the palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

16He treated Abramוּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.RamH87wellהֵיטִ֖יבhei.TivH3190on her accountבַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּba.'a.vu.RahH5668,and Abram acquiredוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961sheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629and cattleוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241,male and female donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֔ים וַאֲתֹנֹ֖תva.cha.mo.Rim va.'a.to.NotH2543 H860,menservantsוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and maidservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198,and camelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581.

17The LORD, howeverיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853,afflictedוַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'H5060Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004with severeגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853plaguesנְגָעִ֥יםne.ga.'ImH5061because ofעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697Abram’sאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802Saraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297.

18So Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abramלְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.RamH87and askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־ זֹּ֖אתmah- zotH4100 H2063have you doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me?Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100didn’tלֹא־lo'-H3808you tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046meכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִֽוא׃hi'H1931was your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802?

19Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100did you sayאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, ‘She isהִ֔ואhi'H1931my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,’so that I tookוָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.KachH3947herאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853as mywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802?Now thenוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009is your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802.Take herקַ֥חkachH3947and goוָלֵֽךְ׃va.LekhH1980!”

20Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547gave his menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582ordersוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680concerningעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921Abram,and they sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ אֹת֛וֹvay.sha.le.Chu 'o.ToH7971 H853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and all his possessionsכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.

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