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Genesis 12:10-16

10And there was afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776: andAbramאַבְרָ֤ם'av.RamH87wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoH776Egyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714to sojourn there; for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sore in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And itcameH935topassH935, when he wascomeH935nearהִקְרִ֖יבhik.RivH7126toenterH935intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714, that hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559untoSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,BeholdH2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou art afairיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802tolookH2009uponH935:

12and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713shallseeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200thee, that they shallsayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, This is hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802: and they willkillוְהָרְג֥וּve.ha.re.GuH2026meH7200, but they will save theealiveיְחַיּֽוּ׃ye.chai.YuH2421.

13Sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559, IprayH4994thee, thou art mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269: that it may bewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190withmeH4994for thysakeH4616, and that mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315mayliveוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421becauseH4616of thee.

14And itcameH935topassH935, that, whenAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87wascomeH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714, theEgyptiansH4714beheld thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802thatsheהִ֖ואhi'H1931wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֥הya.FahH3303.

15And theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200herH413, andpraisedוַיְהַֽלְל֥וּvay.ha.LuH1984herH413toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547: and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802wastakenוַתֻּקַּ֥חva.tu.KachH3947intoH413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16And he entreatedAbramוּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.RamH87wellהֵיטִ֖יבhei.TivH3190forherוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961sakeבַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּba.'a.vu.RahH5668: and he hadsheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629, andoxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241, and he-asses, and menservants, andmaidservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198, and she-asses, andcamelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581.

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