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Genesis 20:2-8

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559ofSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269.AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642sentH7971andtookH3947Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

3ButGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40inadreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,andsaidH559tohim,Behold, thou art [but]adeadH4191man,becauseofthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802thatthou hasttakenH3947;forsheisaman'swifeH802.

4ButAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hadnotcomenearher.AndhesaidH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136, wilt thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571killתַּהֲרֹֽג׃ta.ha.RogH2026arighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471?

5DidhenotsayH559tome,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?andshe,evenshesaidH559,Heismybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251.Intheintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537ofmyheartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824andintheinnocencyofmyhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709haveIdonethis.

6AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559tohiminadreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472,IalsoH1571knewיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou didstthisintheintegrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537ofthyheartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824,andI,too,havewithheldH2820theefromsinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398againstme:thereforeH3651haveInotsuffered theetotouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060her.

7AndnowH6258,restoreH7725theman'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802;forheisaprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030,andwillprayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419forthee,thatthou mayestliveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421.AndifthoudonotrestoreH7725[her],knowדַּ֚עda'H3045thatthou shaltcertainlydieH4191, thouandallthatisthine.

8AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andcalledH7121allhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,andspokeH1696allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697intheirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241;andthemenH376weregreatlyafraidוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

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