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Genesis 12:14-16

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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