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Genesis 20:2-12

2And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofאֶל־'el-H413Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, She ismy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971,and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

3But Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472by nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Behold, thou art buta dead manמֵת֙metH4191,for the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802which thou hast takenלָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947; for she isa man’sבָּֽעַל׃Ba.'alH1167wifeבְּעֻ֥לַתbe.'U.latH1166.

4But Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had not come nearקָרַ֖בka.RavH7126her: and he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136,wilt thou slayתַּהֲרֹֽג׃ta.ha.RogH2026also a righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471?

5Saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559he not unto me, SheH1931ismy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?and sheH1931,evenגַם־gam-H1571sheH1931herself saidאָֽמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559, He ismy brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251:in the integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of my heartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824and innocencyוּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןu.ve.nik.YonH5356of my handsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this.

6And Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him in a dreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472,YeaH1571,I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thou didstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this in the integrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537of thy heartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824;for I also withheldוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְva.'ech.SokhH2820thee from sinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398against me: therefore sufferedנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414I thee not to touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060her.

7Now therefore restoreהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376hiswifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802; for he isa prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030,and he shall prayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419for theeבַּֽעַדְךָ֖ba.'ad.KhaH1157,and thou shalt liveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421:and if thou restoreמֵשִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725hernot, knowדַּ֚עda'H3045thou that thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191, thou, and all that are thine.

8Therefore Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,and toldוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696all these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in their earsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241:and the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were soreמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

9Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What hast thou doneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto us? and what have I offendedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398thee, that thou hast broughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935on me and on my kingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467a greatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401?thou hast doneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213deedsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639unto me that ought not to be doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.

10And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100sawest thouרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200,that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?

11And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Because I thoughtאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Surelyרַ֚קrakH7535the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430isnot in this placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;and they will slay meוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026for my wife’sאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802sakeדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697.

12And yet indeedאָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahH546she ismy sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269; she isthe daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,but not the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my motherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517;and she became my wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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