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Genesis 12:11-16

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.

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