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Genesis 26:1-11

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besidestheformerהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458whichhadbeenH1961inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85.AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wenttoAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,toGerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200tohimandsaidH559,Goתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381notdownH3381toEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714:dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatIshalltelltheeof.

3SojourninthislandH776;andIwillbeוְאֶֽהְיֶ֥הve.'eh.YehH1961withtheeandblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee;forunto thee,andunto thyseedH2233,Iwillgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414allthesecountries;andIwillperformtheoathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichIsworeH7650untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

4AndIwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedH2233asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andunto thyseedH2233willIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414allthesecountries;andinthyseedH2233shallallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthH776blessוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288themselves —

5becausethatAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hearkenedtomyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,andkeptH8104mychargeH4931,mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,mystatutesH2708,andmylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.

6AndIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642.

7AndthemenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592abouthiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802.AndhesaidH559,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269;forhefearedH3372tosayH559,mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, [sayingH559tohimself,]Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725slayH2026meonaccountofRebecca —becauseshewasfairincountenance.

8AnditcametopasswhenhehadbeenH1961theresometime,thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedH7200outofthewindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,andsawH7200,andbehold,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasH1961dallyingwithRebeccahiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledH7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andsaidH559,Behold,sheiscertainlythywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802;andhowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349saidst thou,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559tohim,BecauseIsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Idieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191onaccountofher.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Whatisthisthou hastdonetous?Butalittleכִּ֠מְעַטKim.'atH4592andoneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mighthavelainH7901withthywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802,andthou wouldesthavebroughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935atrespassonus.

11AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hethattouchesהַנֹּגֵ֜עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060thismanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376orhiswifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

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