Revised Version 1895

Genesis 20:2-8

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269: andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGerarגְּרָ֔רge.RarH1642sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

3ButGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40in adreamבַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.LomH2472of thenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Beholdהִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.KhaH2009, thou art but adeadמֵת֙metH4191manבָּֽעַל׃Ba.'alH1167,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hasttakenלָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947; forsheוְהִ֖ואve.Hiv'H1931is aman’sH802wifeH802.

4NowH1571Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hadnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeH7126nearH7126herאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413: and hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136, wilt thouslayתַּהֲרֹֽג׃ta.ha.RogH2026evenH1571arighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471?

5Saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559henotH3808himselfה֤וּאhu'H1931untomeH3808,Sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? andsheוְהִֽיא־ve.hi'-H1931,evenגַם־gam-H1571sheהִ֥ואhi'H1931herselfה֑וּאHu'H1931saidאָֽמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559, He is mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251: in theintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of myheartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824and the innocency of myhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this.

6AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him in thedreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472,Yeaכִּ֤יkiH3588, Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that in theintegrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537of thyheartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, and I alsowithheldוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְva.'ech.SokhH2820thee fromsinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398againstעַל־'al-H5921meאֵלָ֨יו'e.LavH413: therefore suffered I theenotלֹא־lo'-H3808totouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060herאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforerestoreהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725theman’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802; for he is aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030, and he shallprayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419for thee, and thou shaltliveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thourestoreמֵשִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725herH3605notאֵֽינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369,knowדַּ֚עda'H3045thou that thou shaltsurelyH3588dieH4191, thou, andallH3605that are thine.

8AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241: and themenH376were soreafraidוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

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