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Genesis 20:1-17 1 And Abraham אַבְרָהָם֙ 'av.ra.Ham H85 departed H5265 thence towards the south H5045 country , and dwelt וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev H3427 between Kadesh קָדֵ֖שׁ ka.Desh H6946 and Shur שׁ֑וּר Shur H7793 , and sojourned at Gerar בִּגְרָֽר׃ big.Rar H1642 . 2 And Abraham אַבְרָהָ֛ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 said H559 of Sarah שָׂרָ֥ה sa.Rah H8283 his wife אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ 'ish.To H802 , She is my sister אֲחֹ֣תִי 'a.Cho.ti H269 . And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 the king מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh H4428 of Gerar גְּרָ֔ר ge.Rar H1642 sent H7971 and took H3947 Sarah שָׂרָֽה׃ sa.Rah H8283 . 3 But God אֱלֹהִ֛ים 'E.lo.Him H430 came H935 to Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 in a dream בַּחֲל֣וֹם ba.cha.Lom H2472 by night הַלָּ֑יְלָה ha.La.ye.lah H3915 , and said H559 to him , Behold , thou art [ but ] a dead H4191 man , because of the woman הָאִשָּׁ֣ה ha.'i.Shah H802 that thou hast taken H3947 ; for she is a man's wife H802 . 4 But Abimelech וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ va.'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 had not come near her . And he said H559 , Lord אֲדֹנָ֕י 'a.do.Nai H136 , wilt thou also גַּם־ gam- H1571 kill תַּהֲרֹֽג׃ ta.ha.Rog H2026 a righteous צַדִּ֖יק tza.Dik H6662 nation הֲג֥וֹי ha.Goy H1471 ? 5 Did he not say H559 to me , She is my sister אֲחֹ֣תִי 'a.Cho.ti H269 ? and she , even she said H559 , He is my brother אָחִ֣י 'a.Chi H251 . In the integrity בְּתָם־ be.tom- H8537 of my heart לְבָבִ֛י le.va.Vi H3824 and in the innocency of my hands כַּפַּ֖י ka.Pai H3709 have I done this . 6 And God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 said H559 to him in a dream בַּחֲלֹ֗ם ba.cha.Lom H2472 , I also H1571 knew יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ ya.Da'.ti H3045 that thou didst this in the integrity בְתָם־ ve.tom- H8537 of thy heart לְבָבְךָ֙ le.va.ve.Kha H3824 , and I , too , have withheld H2820 thee from sinning מֵחֲטוֹ־ me.cha.tov- H2398 against me : therefore H3651 have I not suffered thee to touch לִנְגֹּ֥עַ lin.Go.a' H5060 her . 7 And now H6258 , restore H7725 the man's wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ 'e.shet- H802 ; for he is a prophet נָבִ֣יא na.Vi' H5030 , and will pray וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל ve.yit.pa.Lel H6419 for thee, that thou mayest live וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה vech.Yeh H2421 . And if thou do not restore H7725 [ her ], know דַּ֚ע da' H3045 that thou shalt certainly die H4191 , thou and all that is thine. 8 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 rose H7925 early וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם vai.yash.Kem H7925 in the morning בַּבֹּ֗קֶר ba.Bo.ker H1242 , and called H7121 all his servants עֲבָדָ֔יו 'a.va.Dav H5650 , and spoke H1696 all these words הַדְּבָרִ֥ים ha.de.va.Rim H1697 in their ears בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑ם be.'a.ze.nei.Hem H241 ; and the men H376 were greatly afraid וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ vai.yi.re.'U H3372 . 9 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 called H7121 Abraham לְאַבְרָהָ֗ם le.'av.ra.Ham H85 and said H559 to him , What hast thou done to us ? And in what have I sinned H2398 against thee, that thou hast brought H935 on me , and on my kingdom מַמְלַכְתִּ֖י mam.lakh.Ti H4467 , a great גְדֹלָ֑ה ge.do.Lah H1419 sin H2398 ? Thou hast done to me deeds מַעֲשִׂים֙ ma.'a.Sim H4639 that ought not to be done . 10 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 said H559 to Abraham אַבְרָהָ֑ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 , What hast thou seen רָאִ֔יתָ ra.'I.ta H7200 that thou hast done this ? 11 And Abraham אַבְרָהָ֔ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 said H559 , Because I said H559 , Surely the fear יִרְאַ֣ת yir.'At H3374 of God אֱלֹהִ֔ים 'E.lo.Him H430 is not in this place בַּמָּק֖וֹם ba.ma.Kom H4725 , and they will kill וַהֲרָג֖וּנִי va.ha.ra.Gu.ni H2026 me for my wife's sake . 12 But she is also וְגַם־ ve.gam- H1571 truly my sister אֲחֹתִ֤י 'a.cho.Ti H269 , the daughter בַת־ vat- H1323 of my father אָבִי֙ 'a.Vi H1 , but not the daughter בַת־ vat- H1323 of my mother אִמִּ֑י 'i.Mi H517 ; and she became H1961 my wife לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ le.'i.Shah H802 . 13 And it came H935 to pass when God אֱלֹהִים֮ 'E.lo.Him H430 caused me to wander הִתְע֣וּ hit.'U H8582 from my father's house H1004 , that I said H559 to her , Let this be H1961 thy kindness which thou shalt shew to me : at every place הַמָּקוֹם֙ ha.ma.kOm H4725 whither we shall come H935 , say H559 of me , He is my brother אָחִ֥י 'a.Chi H251 . 14 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 took H3947 sheep צֹ֣אן tzon H6629 and oxen H1241 , and bondmen and bondwomen, and gave H5414 [ them ] to Abraham לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם le.'av.ra.Ham H85 , and restored H7725 him Sarah שָׂרָ֥ה sa.Rah H8283 his wife אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ 'ish.To H802 . 15 And Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 said H559 , Behold , my land אַרְצִ֖י 'ar.Tzi H776 is before thee: dwell שֵֽׁב׃ Shev H3427 where it is good בַּטּ֥וֹב ba.Tov H2896 in thine eyes H5869 . 16 And to Sarah וּלְשָׂרָ֣ה u.le.sa.Rah H8283 he said H559 , Behold , I have given נָתַ֜תִּי na.Ta.ti H5414 thy brother לְאָחִ֔יךְ le.'a.Chikh H251 a thousand אֶ֤לֶף 'E.lef H505 [pieces] of silver כֶּ֙סֶף֙ ke.sef H3701 ; behold , let that be to thee a covering כְּס֣וּת ke.Sut H3682 of the eyes עֵינַ֔יִם 'ei.Na.yim H5869 , in respect of all that are with thee, and with all ; and she was reproved H3198 . 17 And Abraham אַבְרָהָ֖ם 'av.ra.Ham H85 prayed וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל vai.yit.pa.Lel H6419 to God הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים ha.'E.lo.Him H430 , and God אֱלֹהִ֜ים 'E.lo.Him H430 healed וַיִּרְפָּ֨א vai.yir.Pa' H7495 Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh H40 , and his wife אִשְׁתּ֛וֹ 'ish.To H802 and his handmaids , and they bore H3205 [ children H3205 ]. 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