Revised Version 1895

Genesis 20:9-16

9ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֗םle.'av.ra.HamH85, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,WhatH4100hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213untousH5921? andwhereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have IsinnedH2398againstH5921thee, that thou hastbroughtהֵבֵ֧אתָhe.Ve.taH935onmeH5921and on mykingdomמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam.lakh.TiH4467agreatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419sinH2398? thou hastdoneיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּye.'a.SuH6213deedsמַעֲשִׂים֙ma.'a.SimH4639untomeH5921that oughtnotלֹא־lo'-H3808to bedoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100sawest thou, that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697?

11AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,BecauseH3588Ithoughtאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,SurelyH3588thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430isnotאֵין־'ein-H369in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725; and they willslayוַהֲרָג֖וּנִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026meH5921for mywife’sאִשְׁתִּֽי׃'ish.TiH802sakeH5921.

12AndmoreoverH1571sheH1931isindeedH1571mysisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, butnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323of mymotherאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517; andsheH1931becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961mywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802:

13and itcameH935topassH935, whenGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430causedוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961meH413towanderהִתְע֣וּhit.'UH8582from myfather’sאָבִי֒'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, that Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559untoherH3605, This is thykindnessחַסְדֵּ֔ךְchas.DekhH2617whichH834thou shalt shew untomeH413; ateveryH3605placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whitherweH834shallcomeH935,sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559ofmeH413, He is mybrotherאָחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

14AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֗רu.va.KarH1241, and menservants and womenservants, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85, andrestoredוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725himSarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

15AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,BeholdH2009, mylandאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776isbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:dwellשֵֽׁב׃ShevH3427whereH2009it pleaseth thee.

16And untoSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הu.le.sa.RahH8283hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havegivenנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thybrotherלְאָחִ֔יךְle.'a.ChikhH251athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, it is for thee acoveringכְּס֣וּתke.SutH3682of theeyesעֵינַ֔יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869toallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605that are with thee; and in respect ofallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thou art righted.

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