New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 26:7-9

7When the menH376of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592about his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “She is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,”for he wasH3372afraidיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, “my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,” thinking, “the menH376of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725might killיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026me onH5921accountH5921ofH5921Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,sinceH3588she isbeautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896.”

8Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he had been thereשָׁם֙shamH8033a longאָֽרְכוּ־'a.re.khu-H748timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259throughבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157a windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200them,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327was caressingמְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.ChekH6711his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259.

9Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,she certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389is your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802!So howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349is it thatyou saidאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘She is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269’?”And Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I thoughtאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘otherwiseH6435I mightH6435be killedאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191onH5921accountH5921ofH5921her.’”

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