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And
Abraham journeyed from thence toward the
south country, and
dwelled between
Kadesh and
Shur, and
sojourned in
Gerar.
ved'q -nyeB b,veY;w b,g,N;h h'c.r;a ~'h'r.b;a ~'Vim [;SiY;w ? r'r.giB r'g'Y;w r.Wv !yeb.W
2
And
Abraham said of Sarah his
wife, She is my
sister: and
Abimelech king of
Gerar sent, and
took Sarah.
awih yit{x]a w{T.via h'r'f -l,a ~'h'r.b;a r,ma{Y;w ? h'r'f -t,a x;QiY;w r'r.G .$,l,m .$,l,myib]a x;l.viY;w
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But
God came to
Abimelech in a
dream by
night, and
said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead
man, for the
woman which thou hast
taken; for she is a
man's wife.
h'l.y'L;h ~w{l]x;B .$,l,myib]a -l,a ~yih{l/a a{b'Y;w ? 'T.x;q'l -r,v]a h'Via'h -l;[ tem '$.Nih w{l r,ma{Y;w ? l;['B t;lU[.B awih.w
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But
Abimelech had not come
near her: and he
said,
Lord, wilt thou
slay also a
righteous nation?
y'n{d]a r;ma{Y;w 'hy,lea b;r'q a{l .$,l,myib]a;w ? g{r]h;T qyiD;c -m;G yw{g]h
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Said he not unto me,
She is my
sister? and
she, even she herself
said, He is my
brother: in the
integrity of my
heart and
innocency of my
hands have I
done this.
-m;g -ayih.w awih yit{x]a yil -r;m'a a.Wh a{l]h ? !{y.qin.b.W yib'b.l -m't.B a.Wh yix'a h'r.m'a awih ? ta{z yityif'[ y;P;K
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And
God said unto him in a
dream, Yea, I
know that thou
didst this in the
integrity of thy
heart; for I also
withheld thee from
sinning against me: therefore
suffered I thee not to
touch her.
yik{n'a ~;G ~{l]x;B ~yih{l/a'h wy'lea r,ma{Y;w ? .${f.x,a'w ta{Z 'tyif'[ '$.b'b.l -m't.b yiK yiT.[;d'y ? '$yiT;t.n -a{l !eK -l;[ yil -w{j]xem '$.tw{a yik{n'a -m;G ? 'hy,lea ;[{G.nil
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Now therefore
restore the
man his
wife; for he is a
prophet, and he shall
pray for
thee, and thou shalt
live: and if thou
restore her not,
know thou that thou shalt
surely die, thou, and all that are thine.
a.Wh ayib'n -yiK vyia'h -t,vea bev'h h'T;[.w ? byivem '$.nyea -mia.w hey.x,w '$.d;[;B leL;P.tIy.w ? .$'l -r,v]a -l'k.w h'T;a t.Wm'T tw{m -yiK [;D
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Therefore
Abimelech rose
early in the
morning, and
called all his
servants, and
told all these
things in their
ears: and the
men were
sore afraid.
wy'd'b][ -l'k.l a'r.qiY;w r,q{B;B .$,l,myib]a ~eK.v;Y;w ? ~,hyen.z'a.B h,Lea'h ~yir'b.D;h -l'K -t,a reB;d.y;w ? d{a.m ~yiv'n]a'h .Wa.ryiY;w
9
Then
Abimelech called Abraham, and
said unto him, What hast thou
done unto us? and what have I
offended thee, that thou hast
brought on me and on my
kingdom a
great sin? thou hast
done deeds unto me that ought not to be
done.
'tyif'[ -h,m w{l r,ma{Y;w ~'h'r.b;a.l .$,l,myib]a a'r.qiY;w ? y;l'[ 'taebeh -yiK .$'l yita'j'x -h,m.W .Wn'L ? r,v]a ~yif][;m h'l{d.g h'a'j]x yiT.k;l.m;m -l;[.w ? yid'Mi[ 'tyif'[ .Wf'[ey -a{l
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And
Abimelech said unto
Abraham, What sawest
thou, that thou hast
done this
thing?
'tyia'r h'm ~'h'r.b;a -l,a .$,l,myib]a r,ma{Y;w ? h,Z;h r'b'D;h -t,a 'tyif'[ yiK
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And
Abraham said, Because I
thought,
Surely the
fear of
God is not in this
place; and they will slay
me for my
wife's sake.
t;a.rIy -nyea q;r yiT.r;m'a yiK ~'h'r.b;a r,ma{Y;w ? r;b.D -l;[ yin.Wg'r]h;w h,Z;h ~w{q'M;B ~yih{l/a ? yiT.via
12
And yet
indeed she is my
sister; she is the
daughter of my
father, but not the
daughter of my
mother; and she became my
wife.
a{l .$;a awih yib'a -t;b yit{x]a h'n.m'a -m;g.w ? h'Via.l yil -yih.T;w yiMia -t;b
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And it came to pass, when
God caused me to
wander from my
father's house, that I
said unto her, This is thy
kindness which thou shalt
shew unto me; at every
place whither we shall
come,
say of me, He is my
brother.
yib'a tyeBim ~yih{l/a yit{a .W[.tih r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? l,a yid'Mi[ yif][;T r,v]a .$eD.s;x h,z H'l r;m{a'w ? yil -yir.mia h'M'v aw{b'n r,v]a ~w{q'M;h -l'K ? a.Wh yix'a
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And
Abimelech took sheep, and
oxen, and
menservants, and
womenservants, and
gave them unto
Abraham, and
restored him
Sarah his
wife.
t{x'p.v.W ~yid'b][;w r'q'b.W !a{c .$,l,myib]a x;QiY;w ? w{T.via h'r'f tea w{l b,v'Y;w ~'h'r.b;a.l !eTiY;w
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And
Abimelech said, Behold, my
land is before
thee: dwell where it
pleaseth thee.
bw{J;B '$y,n'p.l yic.r;a heNih .$,l,myib]a r,ma{Y;w ? bev '$y,nye[.B
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And unto
Sarah he
said, Behold, I have
given thy
brother a
thousand pieces of
silver: behold, he is to thee a
covering of the
eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was
reproved.
.$yix'a.l @,s,K @,l,a yiT;t'n heNih r;m'a h'r'f.l.W ? r,v]a l{k.l ~Iy;nye[ t.Ws.K .$'l -a.Wh heNih ? t;x'k{n.w l{K tea.w .$'Tia
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So
Abraham prayed unto
God: and
God healed Abimelech, and his
wife, and his
maidservants; and they
bare children.
~yih{l/a a'P.riY;w ~yih{l/a'h -l,a ~'h'r.b;a leL;P.tiY;w ? .WdeleY;w wy't{h.m;a.w w{T.via -t,a.w .$,l,myib]a -t,a
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For the
LORD had
fast closed
up all the
wombs of the
house of
Abimelech, because of
Sarah Abraham's wife.
tyeb.l ~,x,r -l'K d;[.B h'wh.y r;c'[ r{c'[ -yiK ? ~'h'r.b;a t,vea h'r'f r;b.D -l;[ .$,l,myib]a