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Genesis 26:1-11

1And there was afamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besidesמִלְּבַד֙mi.le.VadH905thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458that was in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85. AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentH3212toAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430toGerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Go notdownתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776which I shalltellאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559thee of:

3Sojournגּ֚וּרgurH1481in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and I will be with thee, and willblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee; for to thee, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233, I willgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414alltheseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411countriesהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776, and I willperformוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which Isworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1;

4And I willmakeH7235thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233tomultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to thyseedלְזַרְעֲךָ֔le.zar.'a.KhaH2233alltheseהָאֵ֑לha.'ElH411countriesהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776; and in thyseedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shall all thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;

5Becauseעֵ֕קֶב'E.kevH6118thatAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85obeyedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963, andkeptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931, mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708, and mylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.

6AndIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642:

7And themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592him of hiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802; and hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, She is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269: for hefearedיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372tosayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, She is mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802; lest, said he, themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725shouldkillיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026me forRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259; because she wasfairטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to lookuponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

8And it came to pass, when he had been there alongאָֽרְכוּ־'a.re.khu-H748timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedoutוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259atבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157awindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474, andsawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, behold,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wassportingמְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.ChekH6711withRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Behold,surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389she is thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802: and howsaidstאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559thou, She is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Because Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Lest I shoulddieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191on her account.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is this thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us?oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mightlightlyכִּ֠מְעַטKim.'atH4592havelainשָׁכַ֞בsha.KhavH7901with thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802, and thou wouldest havebroughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltinessאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817upon us.

11AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680all hispeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, He thattouchethהַנֹּגֵ֜עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060thismanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376or hiswifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

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