Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 12

1Now theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87,DepartH3212from thycountryמֵאַרְצְךָ֥me.'ar.tze.KhaH776, and from thykindredוּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖u.mi.mo.lad.te.KhaH4138, and from thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseוּמִבֵּ֣יתu.mi.BeitH1004, to alandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I willshowאַרְאֶֽךָּ׃'ar.'E.kaH7200thee:

2And I will make oftheeוְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.KhaH6213agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, and I willblessוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaH1288thee, andmakeוַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הva.'a.ga.de.LahH1431thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034greatH1431; and thou shalt be ablessingבְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.KhahH1293:

3And I willblessוַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙va.'a.va.ra.KhahH1288them thatblessמְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָme.Va.re.Khei.khaH1288thee, andcurseאָאֹ֑ר'a.'OrH779him thatcursethוּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖u.me.ka.lel.ChaH7043thee: and in thee shall allfamiliesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.ChotH4940of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127beblessedוְנִבְרְכ֣וּve.niv.re.KhuH1288.

4SoAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87departedH3212, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to him; andLotל֑וֹטLotH3876wentH3212with him: andAbramוְאַבְרָ֗םve.'av.RamH87wasseventyשָׁנִים֙ וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםsha.Nim ve.shiv.'ImH7657 H8141andfiveחָמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hedepartedבְּצֵאת֖וֹbe.tze.ToH3318fromHaranמֵחָרָֽן׃me.cha.RanH2771.

5AndAbramאַבְרָם֩'av.RamH87tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Saraiשָׂרַ֨יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802, andLotל֣וֹטLotH3876hisbrother’sאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, and all theirsubstanceרְכוּשָׁם֙re.khu.ShamH7399that they hadgatheredרָכָ֔שׁוּra.Kha.shuH7408, and thesoulsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that they hadgottenעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213inHaranבְחָרָ֑ןve.cha.RanH2771; and theywentוַיֵּצְא֗וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318to goforthH3212into thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667; and into thelandאַ֥רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935.

6AndAbramאַבְרָם֙'av.RamH87passedthroughוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776to theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofSichemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, to theplainאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436ofMorehמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH4176. And theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wasthenאָ֥ז'azH227in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, To thyseedלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233will Igiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and there hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, whoappearedהַנִּרְאֶ֥הha.nir.'EhH7200to him.

8And hedepartedוַיַּעְתֵּ֨קvai.ya'.TekH6275from there to amountainהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022on theeastמִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofBethelH1008, andpitchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186histentאָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168, havingBethelH1008on thewestמִיָּם֙mi.YamH3220, andAiוְהָעַ֣יve.ha.'AiH5857on theeastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924: and there hebuiltוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121upon thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9AndAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87journeyedוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265, goingonהָל֥וֹךְha.LokhH1980stillוְנָס֖וֹעַve.na.So.a'H5265toward thesouthהַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃ פha.Neg.bahH5045.

10And there was afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776: andAbramאַבְרָ֤ם'av.RamH87wentdownוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoEgyptמִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙mitz.Ray.mahH4714todwellלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there; for thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasgrievousכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And it came to pass,whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had comenearהִקְרִ֖יבhik.RivH7126toenterלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714, that hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou art afairיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802to lookuponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758:

12Therefore it shall come to pass, when theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֔יםha.mitz.RimH4713shallseeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200thee, that they shallsayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, This is hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802: and they willkillוְהָרְג֥וּve.ha.re.GuH2026me, but they will save theealiveיְחַיּֽוּ׃ye.chai.YuH2421.

13Sayאִמְרִי־'im.ri-H559, I praytheeנָ֖אna'H4994, thou art mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616it may bewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with me for thy sake; and mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shallliveוְחָיְתָ֥הve.cha.ye.TahH2421because oftheeבִּגְלָלֵֽךְ׃big.la.LekhH1558.

14And it came to pass, that, whenAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87hadcomeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714, theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִים֙ha.mitz.RimH4713beheldוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802that she wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֥הya.FahH3303.

15Theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269also ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200her, andcommendedוַיְהַֽלְל֥וּvay.ha.LuH1984herbeforeאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547: and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802wastakenוַתֻּקַּ֥חva.tu.KachH3947intoPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16And hetreatedH3190Abramוּלְאַבְרָ֥םul.'av.RamH87wellH3190for her sake: and he hadsheepצֹאן־tzon-H6629, andoxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241, and maledonkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֔יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543, andmaleוַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198, and femaledonkeysוַאֲתֹנֹ֖תva.'a.to.NotH860, andcamelsוּגְמַלִּֽים׃u.ge.ma.LimH1581.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068afflictedוַיְנַגַּ֨עvay.na.Ga'H5060Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֛הpar.'OhH6547and hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004withgreatגְּדֹלִ֖יםge.do.LimH1419plaguesנְגָעִ֥יםne.ga.'ImH5061becauseofדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697Saraiשָׂרַ֖יsa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

18AndPharaohפַרְעֹה֙far.'OhH6547calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abramלְאַבְרָ֔םle.'av.RamH87, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me? why didst thou nottellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me that she is thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802?

19Why saidstthouאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, She is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? so I might havetakenוָאֶקַּ֥חva.'e.KachH3947her to me for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: now therefore behold thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֖'ish.te.KhaH802,takeקַ֥חkachH3947her, and go thywayH3212.

20AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680hismenאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582concerning him: and they sent himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֥וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971, and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, and all that he had.

Commentaries on Genesis 12

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