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.
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.
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