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Genesis 20:2-8

2AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559ofאֶל־'el-H413Sarahשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, She is 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.LomH2472bynightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Behold, thou art but a deadmanמֵת֙metH4191, on account of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802whom thou hasttakenלָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947; for she is aman’sבָּֽעַל׃Ba.'alH1167wifeבְּעֻ֥לַתbe.'U.latH1166.

4ButAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had not comenearקָרַ֖בka.RavH7126her: and hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiH136, wilt thou alsoslayתַּהֲרֹֽג׃ta.ha.RogH2026arighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationהֲג֥וֹיha.GoyH1471?

5Saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559he not to me,SheH1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? andsheH1931,evenגַם־gam-H1571sheH1931herselfsaidאָֽמְרָ֖ה'a.me.RahH559, He is mybrotherאָחִ֣י'a.ChiH251: in theintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of myheartלְבָבִ֛יle.va.ViH3824andinnocencyוּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןu.ve.nik.YonH5356of myhandsכַּפַּ֖יka.PaiH3709have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this.

6AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him in adreamבַּחֲלֹ֗םba.cha.LomH2472,YeaH1571, Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thoudidstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this in theintegrityבְתָם־ve.tom-H8537of thyheartלְבָבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824; for I alsowithheldוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְva.'ech.SokhH2820thee fromsinningמֵחֲטוֹ־me.cha.tov-H2398against me: therefore Iallowedנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee not totouchלִנְגֹּ֥עַlin.Go.a'H5060her.

7Now thereforerestoreהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725to themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376hiswifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802; for he is aprophetנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H5030, and he shallprayוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.yit.pa.LelH6419fortheeבַּֽעַדְךָ֖ba.'ad.KhaH1157, and thou shaltliveוֶֽחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421: and if thou shalt notrestoreמֵשִׁ֗יבme.ShivH7725her,knowדַּ֚עda'H3045thou that thou shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191, thou, and all that are thine.

8ThereforeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, andtoldוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696all thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241: and themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582weregreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

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