Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 12:11-16

11And it came to pass, whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he was come nearהִקְרִ֖יבhik.RivH7126to enterלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,that he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou arta fairיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802to look uponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758:

12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713shall seeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200thee, that they shall sayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, This ishis wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802:and they will killוְהָרְג֥וּve.ha.re.GuH2026me, but they will save thee aliveיְחַיּֽוּ׃ye.chai.YuH2421.

13Sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559,I pray theeנָ֖אna'H4994, thou artmy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616it may be wellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with me for thy sake; and my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall liveוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421because of theeבִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃big.la.LekhH1558.

14And it came to pass, that, when Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87was comeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714,the Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִים֙ha.mitz.RimH4713beheldוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802that she wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֥הya.FahH3303.

15The princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269also of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200her, and commendedוַיְהַֽלְל֥וּvay.ha.LuH1984her beforeאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802was takenוַתֻּקַּ֥חva.tu.KachH3947into Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16And he entreatedH3190Abramוּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.RamH87wellH3190for her sake: and he had sheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629,and oxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241,and he donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֔יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,and menservantsוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650,and maidservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198,and she donkeysוַאֲתֹנֹ֖תva.'a.to.NotH860,and camelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581.

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