Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 12:12-20

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.

17And Yhwhיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068plaguedוַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'H5060Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547and his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004with greatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419plaguesנְגָעִ֥יםne.ga.'ImH5061because ofדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697Saraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

18And Pharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abramלְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.RamH87,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is this thatthou hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto me? why didst thou not tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me that she wasthy wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802?

19Why saidst thouאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, She ismy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?so I might have takenוָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.KachH3947her to me to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:now therefore behold thy wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802,takeקַ֥חkachH3947her,and go thy wayH3212.

20And Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680hismenאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582concerning him: and they sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971,and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, and all that he had.

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