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Genesis 20:5-8

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.

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