New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 20:9-16

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,surelyH7534thereH369isH369noH369fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'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 cameH1961aboutH1961,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.”’”

14Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40then tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֗רu.va.KarH1241and maleוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198servantsH5650 H8198,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,and returnedוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283to him.

15Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,my landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776is beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you;settleשֵֽׁב׃ShevH3427whereveryou pleaseבַּטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָba.Tov be.'ei.Nei.khaH2896 H5869.”

16To Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “LookH2009,I have givenנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414yourbrotherלְאָחִ֔יךְle.'a.ChikhH251a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505pieces of silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701. It isyour vindicationכְּס֣וּתke.SutH3682before allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with you, and beforeH854everyoneכֹּ֖לkolH3605you are clearedוְנֹכָֽחַת׃ve.no.Kha.chatH3198.”

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