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Genesis 20:4-6

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.

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