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Genesis 26:7-9

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.

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