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Genesis 26:7-9

7But when the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of that placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592about his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269.”Forכִּ֤יkiH3588he was afraidיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, “She ismy wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,”since he thought to himselfפֶּן־pen-H6435, “The menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of this placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725will kill meיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026on account ofעַל־'al-H5921Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588sheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931is so beautifulטוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758.”

8וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Whenכִּ֣י אָֽרְכוּ־ki 'a.re.khu-H3588 H748Isaachad been thereשָׁם֙shamH8033a long timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430looked downוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259fromבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474and was surprised to seeוַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤הvai.Yar' ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327caressingמְצַחֵ֔ק אֵ֖תme.tza.Chek 'etH6711 H854his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259.

9Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40sent forוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “So sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is reallyאַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה'akh hi.NehH389 H2009your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802!Howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349could you sayאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269’?”Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I thoughtאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I mightפֶּן־pen-H6435dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191on account of herעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.”

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