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Genesis 20:9-16

9Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85and askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100have you doneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us?Howוּמֶֽה־u.meh-H4100have I sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have broughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935such tremendousגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419guiltחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401upon meעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921my kingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467?You have doneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213thingsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639to meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834should notלֹא־lo'-H3808be doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.”

10Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40also askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100promptedרָאִ֔יתָ כִּ֥יra.'I.ta kiH7200 H3588you to doעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853suchהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088a thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?”

11Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם כִּ֣י'av.ra.Ham kiH85 H3588repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I thought to myselfאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Surelyרַ֚קrakH7535there is noאֵין־'ein-H369fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.They will kill meוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026on account ofעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697my wifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802.’

12Besidesוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931reallyאָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahH546is my sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1—thoughאַ֖ךְ'akhH389notלֹ֣אlo'H3808the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my motherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517—and she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961mywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

13וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961So whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430had me journeyהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582אֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853from my father’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to Sarah, ‘This is howזֶ֣הzehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you can showתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213your loyaltyחַסְדֵּ֔ךְchas.DekhH2617to meעִמָּדִ֑י אֶ֤ל'i.ma.Di 'elH5978 H413:Whereverכָּל־ הַמָּקוֹם֙kol- ha.ma.kOmH3605 H4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we goנָב֣וֹא שָׁ֔מָּהna.Vo' Sha.mahH935 H8033,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559of me, “He isהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”’”

14So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40broughtוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and cattleוּבָקָ֗רu.va.KarH1241,menservantsוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and maidservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198,and he gave themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85and restoredוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֵ֖ת'etH853his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283to him.

15And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,my landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776is before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Settle wherever you pleaseבַּטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ שֵֽׁב׃ba.Tov be.'ei.Nei.kha ShevH3427 H2896 H5869.”

16And he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283, “Seeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am givingנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414your brotherלְאָחִ֔יךְ הִנֵּ֤הle.'a.Chikh hi.NehH251 H2009a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505piecesof silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701.Itהוּא־hu'-H1931is yourvindicationכְּס֣וּת עֵינַ֔יִםke.Sut 'ei.Na.yimH3682 H5869before allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with youH854;you are completelyכֹּ֖לkolH3605clearedוְנֹכָֽחַת׃ve.no.Kha.chatH3198.”

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