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Genesis 12:14-20

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.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068plaguedוַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'H5060Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547and hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004withgreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419plaguesנְגָעִ֥יםne.ga.'ImH5061becauseעַל־'al-H5921ofSaraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

18AndPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abramלְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.RamH87, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213untomeH5046?whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100didst thounotלֹא־lo'-H3808tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046meH5046thatsheהִֽוא׃hi'H1931was thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802?

19Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100saidst thou,Sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?soH3947that ItookH3947herH3947to be mywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforebeholdH2009thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802,takeH3947herH3947, andgoH2009thy way.

20AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547gaveוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680menH376chargeעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921concerning him: and they brought him on thewayH3605, and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, andallH3605that he had.

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