Revised Version 1895

Genesis 12:17-19

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.

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