New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 12:10-16

10Now there wasa famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776;so Abramאַבְרָ֤ם'av.RamH87wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714to liveH1481thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033forH1481aH1481timeH1481,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wassevereכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11It cameH1961aboutH1961,whenH3512hewas approachingהִקְרִ֖יב לָב֣וֹאhik.Riv la.Vo'H7126 H935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,that he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297, “Seeהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you are abeautifulיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802;

12and whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200you, they will sayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘ThisH2088is his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802’;and they will killוְהָרְג֥וּve.ha.re.GuH2026me, but they will let you liveיְחַיּֽוּ׃ye.chai.YuH2421.

13Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559that you aremy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616it may goיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190wellH3190for me becauseבַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְva.'a.vu.RekhH5668of you, and thatI may liveוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421on accountבִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃big.la.LekhH1558of you.”

14Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,when Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87enteredכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,that 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; andhe gaveוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961him sheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629,oxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241,maleH2543donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֔יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,maleוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650servantsH5650and femaleוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198servantsH8198,femaleוַאֲתֹנֹ֖תva.'a.to.NotH860donkeysH860,and camelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581.

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