New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 20:8-13

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.

9Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100have you doneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us? Andhowוּמֶֽה־u.meh-H4100have I sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you, that you have broughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935on me and on my kingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467a greatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401?You have doneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213to methingsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639that ought not to be doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.”

10And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100have youencounteredרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200,that you have doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?”

11Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I thoughtאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,surelyH7534thereH369is noH369fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, andthey will killוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me becauseעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697of my wifeאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802.

12Besidesוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,she actuallyאָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahH546is my sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,but not the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my motherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517,and she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961my wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802;

13and it cameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961about, whenH3512Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430caused me to wanderהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582from my father’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,that I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to her, ‘Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088isthe kindnessחַסְדֵּ֔ךְchas.DekhH2617whichH834you will showתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213to me:everywhereאֶ֤ל כָּל־ הַמָּקוֹם֙ שָׁ֔מָּה'el kol- ha.ma.kOm Sha.mahH413 H3605 H4725 H834 H8033we goנָב֣וֹאna.Vo'H935,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559of me, “He is my brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.”’”

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