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Genesis 12:14-20

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.

17But the Lordיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068struckוַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'H5060Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547and his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004with greatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419plaguesנְגָעִ֥יםne.ga.'ImH5061becauseעַל־ דְּבַ֥ר'al- de.VarH5921 H1697of Saraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297,Abram’sאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

18Then Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abramלְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.RamH87and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisH2088thatyou have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me? Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100did you not tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me that she was your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802?

19Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100did you sayאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, ‘She is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,’so that I tookוָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.KachH3947her for myself as a wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802?Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258then,hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009is your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802,takeקַ֥חkachH3947her and goוָלֵֽךְ׃va.LekhH1980!”

20And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680hismenH376concerningעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921him; and theyescortedH7971him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971,with his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802and allכָּל־kol-H3605that belonged to him.

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