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Genesis 20:9-16

9Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What hast thou doneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto us? and what have I offendedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398thee, that thou hast broughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935on me and on my kingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467a greatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֣הcha.ta.'AhH2401?thou hast doneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213deedsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639unto me that ought not to be doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.

10And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100sawest thouרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200,that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?

11And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Because I thoughtאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Surelyרַ֚קrakH7535the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430isnot in this placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;and they will slay meוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026for my wife’sאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802sakeדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697.

12And yet indeedאָמְנָ֗ה'a.me.NahH546she ismy sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269; she isthe daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,but not the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of my motherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517;and she became my wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

13And it came to pass, when Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430caused me to wanderהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582from my father’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,that I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto her, This isthy kindnessחַסְדֵּ֔ךְchas.DekhH2617which thou shalt shewתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213unto me; at every placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whither we shall comeנָב֣וֹאna.Vo'H935,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559of me, He ismy brotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

14And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629,and oxenוּבָקָ֗רu.va.KarH1241,and menservantsוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650,and womenservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themunto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,and restoredוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725him Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

15And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, my landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776isbefore theeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:dwellשֵֽׁב׃ShevH3427where it pleasethבַּטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָba.Tov be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H2896thee.

16And unto Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Behold, I have givenנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thy brotherלְאָחִ֔יךְle.'a.ChikhH251a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505piecesof silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701: behold, he isto thee a coveringכְּס֣וּתke.SutH3682of the eyesעֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, unto all that are with thee, and with all other:thus she was reprovedוְנֹכָֽחַת׃ve.no.Kha.chatH3198.

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