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Genesis 26:7-9

7And the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592himof his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802;and he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, She ismy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:for he fearedיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, She ismy wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802; lest, said he,the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725should killיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026me for Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259; because she wasfairטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to look uponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

8And it came to pass, when he had been there a longאָֽרְכוּ־'a.re.khu-H748timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430looked outוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259atבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157a windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, behold, Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wassportingמְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.ChekH6711with Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Behold, of a suretyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389she isthy wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802:and how saidstאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559thou, She ismy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?And Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Because I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Lest I dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191for her.

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