New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 12:14-16

14It cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about when Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87cameכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִים֙ha.mitz.RimH4713sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200that the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulיָפָ֥הya.FahH3303.

15Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200her and praisedוַיְהַֽלְל֥וּvay.ha.LuH1984her to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547; andthe womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802was takenוַתֻּקַּ֥חva.tu.KachH3947into Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16Thereforehe treatedH3190Abramוּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.RamH87wellH3190for her sakeבַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּba.'a.vu.RahH5668; andgaveוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961him sheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629and oxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241and donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֔יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543and maleוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198servantsH8198and femaleוַאֲתֹנֹ֖תva.'a.to.NotH860donkeysH860and camelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581.

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