New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 20:2-8

2Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559of Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, “She is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269.” SoAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

3But Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40in a dreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472of the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.KhaH2009,you are a deadמֵת֙metH4191man becauseעַל־'al-H5921of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have takenלָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947, for she ismarriedבְּעֻ֥לַת בָּֽעַל׃be.'U.lat Ba.'alH1167 H1166.”

4Now Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had not comeH7126nearH7126her; and he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136,will You slayתַּהֲרֹֽג׃ta.ha.RogH2026a nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471,evenגַּם־gam-H1571thoughblamelessצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662?

5Did he not himselfH1931sayאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to me, ‘She is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269’? And sheherselfH1931saidאָֽמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘He is my brotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251.’ Inthe integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of my heartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824and the innocenceוּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןu.ve.nik.YonH5356of myhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709I have doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisH2088.”

6Then Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him in the dreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472, “Yesגַּ֣םgamH1571,I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that in the integrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537of your heartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisH2088,and I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571keptוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְva.'ech.SokhH2820you from sinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398against Me; thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I did not letנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you touchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060her.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, restoreהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725the man’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802, forhe is a prophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030,and he will prayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419for you and you will liveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not restoreמֵשִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725her,knowדַּ֚עda'H3045that you shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191,you and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are yours.”

8So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650and toldוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in their hearingבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241;and the menH376were greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966frightenedוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

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