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 Genesis
 
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journeyed
 
וַיִּסַּ֨ע
 
H5265

מִשָּׁ֤ם
 
H8033

And Abraham
 
אַבְרָהָם֙
 
H85

country
 
אַ֣רְצָה
 
H776

from thence toward the south
 
הַנֶּ֔גֶב
 
H5045

and dwelled
 
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
 
H3427

בֵּין
 
H996

between Kadesh
 
קָדֵ֖שׁ
 
H6946

וּבֵ֣ין
 
H996

and Shur
 
שׁ֑וּר
 
H7793

and sojourned
 
וַיָּ֖גָר
 
H1481

in Gerar
 
בִּגְרָֽר׃
 
H1642

2
 
said
 
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
 
H559

And Abraham
 
אַבְרָהָ֛ם
 
H85

of
 
אֶל
 
H413

Sarah
 
שָׂרָֽה׃
 
H8283

his wife
 
אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ
 
H802

She is my sister
 
אֲחֹ֣תִי
 
H269

הִ֑וא
 
H1931

sent
 
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח
 
H7971

and Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙
 
H40

king
 
מֶ֣לֶךְ
 
H4428

of Gerar
 
גְּרָ֔ר
 
H1642

and took
 
וַיִּקַּ֖ח
 
H3947

אֶת
 
H853

Sarah
 
שָׂרָֽה׃
 
H8283

3
 
came
 
וַיָּבֹ֧א
 
H935

But God
 
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
 
H430

אֶל
 
H413

to Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
 
H40

in a dream
 
בַּֽחֲל֣וֹם
 
H2472

by night
 
הַלָּ֑יְלָה
 
H3915

and said
 
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
 
H559

ל֗וֹ
 
H0

הִנְּךָ֥
 
H2009

to him Behold thou art but a dead man
 
מֵת֙
 
H4191

עַל
 
H5921

for the woman
 
הָֽאִשָּׁ֣ה
 
H802

אֲשֶׁר
 
H834

which thou hast taken
 
לָקַ֔חְתָּ
 
H3947

וְהִ֖וא
 
H1931

wife
 
בְּעֻ֥לַת
 
H1166

for she is a man's
 
בָּֽעַל׃
 
H1167

4
 
But Abimelech
 
וַֽאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ
 
H40

לֹ֥א
 
H3808

had not come near
 
קָרַ֖ב
 
H7126

אֵלֶ֑יהָ
 
H413

her and he said
 
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
 
H559

Lord
 
אֲדֹנָ֕י
 
H136

nation
 
הֲג֥וֹי
 
H1471

גַּם
 
H1571

also a righteous
 
צַדִּ֖יק
 
H6662

wilt thou slay
 
תַּֽהֲרֹֽג׃
 
H2026

5

הֲלֹ֨א
 
H3808

and she
 
ה֑וּא
 
H1931

Said
 
אָֽמְרָ֖ה
 
H559

לִי֙
 
H0

is my sister
 
אֲחֹ֣תִי
 
H269

and she
 
ה֑וּא
 
H1931

and she
 
ה֑וּא
 
H1931

even
 
גַם
 
H1571

and she
 
ה֑וּא
 
H1931

Said
 
אָֽמְרָ֖ה
 
H559

He is my brother
 
אָחִ֣י
 
H251

and she
 
ה֑וּא
 
H1931

in the integrity
 
בְּתָם
 
H8537

of my heart
 
לְבָבִ֛י
 
H3824

and innocency
 
וּבְנִקְיֹ֥ן
 
H5356

of my hands
 
כַּפַּ֖י
 
H3709

have I done
 
עָשִׂ֥יתִי
 
H6213

זֹֽאת׃
 
H2063

6
 
said
 
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
 
H559

אֵלָ֨יו
 
H413

And God
 
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜ים
 
H430

unto him in a dream
 
בַּֽחֲלֹ֗ם
 
H2472

Yea
 
גַּם
 
H1571

אָֽנֹכִ֤י
 
H595

I know
 
יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙
 
H3045

כִּ֤י
 
H3588

this in the integrity
 
בְתָם
 
H8537

of thy heart
 
לְבָֽבְךָ֙
 
H3824

that thou didst
 
עָשִׂ֣יתָ
 
H6213

זֹּ֔את
 
H2063

for I also withheld
 
וָֽאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְ
 
H2820

Yea
 
גַּם
 
H1571

אָֽנֹכִ֛י
 
H595

אֽוֹתְךָ֖
 
H853

thee from sinning
 
מֵֽחֲטוֹ
 
H2398

לִ֑י
 
H0

עַל
 
H5921

כֵּ֥ן
 
H3651

לֹֽא
 
H3808

against me therefore suffered
 
נְתַתִּ֖יךָ
 
H5414

I thee not to touch
 
לִנְגֹּ֥עַ
 
H5060

אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
 
H413

7

וְעַתָּ֗ה
 
H6258

Now therefore restore
 
מֵשִׁ֗יב
 
H7725

his wife
 
אֵֽשֶׁת
 
H802

the man
 
הָאִישׁ֙
 
H376

כִּֽי
 
H3588

for he is a prophet
 
נָבִ֣יא
 
H5030

ה֔וּא
 
H1931

and he shall pray
 
וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל
 
H6419

for thee
 
בַּֽעַדְךָ֖
 
H1157

and thou shalt live
 
וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה
 
H2421

וְאִם
 
H518

אֵֽינְךָ֣
 
H369

Now therefore restore
 
מֵשִׁ֗יב
 
H7725

her not know
 
דַּ֚ע
 
H3045

כִּי
 
H3588

die
 
תָּמ֔וּת
 
H4191

die
 
תָּמ֔וּת
 
H4191

אַתָּ֖ה
 
H859

וְכָל
 
H3605

אֲשֶׁר
 
H834

לָֽךְ׃
 
H0

8
 
rose early
 
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם
 
H7925

Therefore Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
 
H40

in the morning
 
בַּבֹּ֗קֶר
 
H1242

and called
 
וַיִּקְרָא֙
 
H7121

לְכָל
 
H3605

all his servants
 
עֲבָדָ֔יו
 
H5650

and told
 
וַיְדַבֵּ֛ר
 
H1696

אֶת
 
H853

כָּל
 
H3605

all these things
 
הַדְּבָרִ֥ים
 
H1697

הָאֵ֖לֶּה
 
H428

in their ears
 
בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑ם
 
H241

afraid
 
וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ
 
H3372

הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
 
H376

were sore
 
מְאֹֽד׃
 
H3966

9
 
called
 
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
 
H7121

Then Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
 
H40

Abraham
 
לְאַבְרָהָ֗ם
 
H85

and said
 
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
 
H559

ל֜וֹ
 
H0

מֶֽה
 
H4100

thou hast done
 
עָשִׂ֖יתָ
 
H6213

לָּ֙נוּ֙
 
H0

וּמֶֽה
 
H4100

unto us and what have I offended
 
חָטָ֣אתִי
 
H2398

לָ֔ךְ
 
H0

כִּֽי
 
H3588

thee that thou hast brought
 
הֵבֵ֧אתָ
 
H935

עָלַ֛י
 
H5921

וְעַל
 
H5921

on me and on my kingdom
 
מַמְלַכְתִּ֖י
 
H4467

sin
 
חֲטָאָ֣ה
 
H2401

a great
 
גְדֹלָ֑ה
 
H1419

deeds
 
מַֽעֲשִׂים֙
 
H4639

אֲשֶׁ֣ר
 
H834

לֹא
 
H3808

thou hast done
 
עָשִׂ֖יתָ
 
H6213

thou hast done
 
עָשִׂ֖יתָ
 
H6213

עִמָּדִֽי׃
 
H5978

10
 
said
 
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
 
H559

And Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
 
H40

אֶל
 
H413

unto Abraham
 
אַבְרָהָ֑ם
 
H85

What
 
מָ֣ה
 
H4100

sawest thou
 
רָאִ֔יתָ
 
H7200

כִּ֥י
 
H3588

that thou hast done
 
עָשִׂ֖יתָ
 
H6213

אֶת
 
H853

this thing
 
הַדָּבָ֥ר
 
H1697

הַזֶּֽה׃
 
H2088

11
 
Because I thought
 
אָמַ֗רְתִּי
 
H559

And Abraham
 
אַבְרָהָ֔ם
 
H85

כִּ֣י
 
H3588

Because I thought
 
אָמַ֗רְתִּי
 
H559

Surely
 
רַ֚ק
 
H7535

אֵין
 
H369

the fear
 
יִרְאַ֣ת
 
H3374

of God
 
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
 
H430

is not in this place
 
בַּמָּק֖וֹם
 
H4725

הַזֶּ֑ה
 
H2088

and they will slay me
 
וַֽהֲרָג֖וּנִי
 
H2026

עַל
 
H5921

sake
 
דְּבַ֥ר
 
H1697

for my wife's
 
אִשְׁתִּֽי׃
 
H802

12

וְגַם
 
H1571

And yet indeed
 
אָמְנָ֗ה
 
H546

she is my sister
 
אֲחֹתִ֤י
 
H269

but not the daughter
 
בַת
 
H1323

of my father
 
אָבִי֙
 
H1

הִ֔וא
 
H1931

אַ֖ךְ
 
H389

לֹ֣א
 
H3808

but not the daughter
 
בַת
 
H1323

of my mother
 
אִמִּ֑י
 
H517

וַתְּהִי
 
H1961

לִ֖י
 
H0

and she became my wife
 
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
 
H802

13

וַיְהִ֞י
 
H1961

כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֧ר
 
H834

caused me to wander
 
הִתְע֣וּ
 
H8582

אֹתִ֗י
 
H853

And it came to pass when God
 
אֱלֹהִים֮
 
H430

house
 
מִבֵּ֣ית
 
H1004

from my father's
 
אָבִי֒
 
H1

say
 
אִמְרִי
 
H559

לָ֔הּ
 
H0

זֶ֣ה
 
H2088

unto her This is thy kindness
 
חַסְדֵּ֔ךְ
 
H2617

אֲשֶׁ֥ר
 
H834

which thou shalt shew
 
תַּֽעֲשִׂ֖י
 
H6213

עִמָּדִ֑י
 
H5978

אֶ֤ל
 
H413

כָּל
 
H3605

unto me at every place
 
הַמָּקוֹם֙
 
H4725

אֲשֶׁ֣ר
 
H834

whither we shall come
 
נָב֣וֹא
 
H935

שָׁ֔מָּה
 
H8033

say
 
אִמְרִי
 
H559

לִ֖י
 
H0

of me He is my brother
 
אָחִ֥י
 
H251

הֽוּא׃
 
H1931

14
 
took
 
וַיִּקַּ֨ח
 
H3947

And Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
 
H40

sheep
 
צֹ֣אן
 
H6629

and oxen
 
וּבָקָ֗ר
 
H1241

and menservants
 
וַֽעֲבָדִים֙
 
H5650

and womenservants
 
וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת
 
H8198

and gave
 
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן
 
H5414

them unto Abraham
 
לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם
 
H85

and restored
 
וַיָּ֣שֶׁב
 
H7725

ל֔וֹ
 
H0

אֵ֖ת
 
H853

him Sarah
 
שָׂרָ֥ה
 
H8283

his wife
 
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
 
H802

15
 
said
 
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
 
H559

And Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
 
H40

הִנֵּ֥ה
 
H2009

Behold my land
 
אַרְצִ֖י
 
H776

is before thee
 
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ
 
H6440

where it pleaseth
 
בַּטּ֥וֹב
 
H2896

בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ
 
H5869

dwell
 
שֵֽׁב׃
 
H3427

16
 
And unto Sarah
 
וּלְשָׂרָ֣ה
 
H8283

he said
 
אָמַ֗ר
 
H559

הִנֵּ֨ה
 
H2009

Behold I have given
 
נָתַ֜תִּי
 
H5414

a thousand
 
אֶ֤לֶף
 
H505

pieces of silver
 
כֶּ֙סֶף֙
 
H3701

thy brother
 
לְאָחִ֔יךְ
 
H251

הִנֵּ֤ה
 
H2009

הוּא
 
H1931

לָךְ֙
 
H0

behold he is to thee a covering
 
כְּס֣וּת
 
H3682

of the eyes
 
עֵינַ֔יִם
 
H5869

לְכֹ֖ל
 
H3605

אֲשֶׁ֣ר
 
H834

אִתָּ֑ךְ
 
H854

וְאֵ֥ת
 
H854

כֹּ֖ל
 
H3605

unto all that are with thee and with all other thus she was reproved
 
וְנֹכָֽחַת׃
 
H3198

17
 
prayed
 
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל
 
H6419

So Abraham
 
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
 
H85

אֶל
 
H413

and God
 
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
 
H430

healed
 
וַיִּרְפָּ֨א
 
H7495

and God
 
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
 
H430

אֶת
 
H853

Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ
 
H40

וְאֶת
 
H853

and his wife
 
אִשְׁתּ֛וֹ
 
H802

and his maidservants
 
וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יו
 
H519

and they bare
 
וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃
 
H3205

18

כִּֽי
 
H3588

closed up
 
עָצַר֙
 
H6113

closed up
 
עָצַר֙
 
H6113

For the LORD
 
יְהוָ֔ה
 
H3068

בְּעַ֥ד
 
H1157

כָּל
 
H3605

all the wombs
 
רֶ֖חֶם
 
H7358

of the house
 
לְבֵ֣ית
 
H1004

of Abimelech
 
אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
 
H40

עַל
 
H5921

because
 
דְּבַ֥ר
 
H1697

of Sarah
 
שָׂרָ֖ה
 
H8283

wife
 
אֵ֥שֶׁת
 
H802

Abraham's
 
אַבְרָהָֽם׃
 
H85
 
[Genesis 19](/interlinear/genesis/19) [Genesis 21](/interlinear/genesis/21)

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