Genesis 20

Avraham sojourns in Gerar, claims Sarah as his sister; King Avimelekh takes her, but YHWH warns him in a dream, returns her with gifts, and Avraham prays for Avimelekh's healing.[1]

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Verse 3
came and he came God mighty ones to toward Abimelech My-Father-is-King Avimelekhe in a dream in the dream by night the night said and he said to him — Behold, you Look—here you are are a dead man the dying one because of upon the woman the woman whom that-which you have taken you took for she and she is married possessed woman of to a husband master
וַ/יָּבֹ֧א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֱלֹהִ֛ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 avimelekhe Abimelech My-Father-is-King Avimelekhe HNp בַּ/חֲל֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 bachalom in a dream in the dream HR/Ncmsa הַ/לָּ֑יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah by night the night HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms הִנְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤄𐤍/𐤊 hinekha Behold, you Look—here you are HTm/Sp2ms מֵת֙ 𐤌𐤕 met are a dead man the dying one HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al because of upon HR הָ/אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr לָקַ֔חְתָּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqacheta you have taken you took HVqp2ms וְ/הִ֖וא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehiv for she and she HC/Pp3fs בְּעֻ֥לַת 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤕 beulat is married possessed woman of HVqsfsc בָּֽעַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal to a husband master HNcmsa
Verse 6
And he said and he said to him toward him God the Mighty Ones in a dream in the dream yes also I I myself knew I knew that for/because in integrity wholeness of of your heart your inner core you did you have done this this one and I withheld and I withheld also also I I myself you you-marked from sinning from erring against me — therefore upon so thus not not I let you I have given you to touch to touch her to her
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֨י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa בַּ/חֲלֹ֗ם 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤌 bachalom in a dream in the dream HR/Ncmsa גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam yes also HTa אָנֹכִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti knew I knew HVqp1cs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC בְ/תָם 𐤁/𐤕𐤌 vetam in integrity wholeness of HR/Ncmsc לְבָבְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha of your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2ms עָשִׂ֣יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita you did you have done HVqp2ms זֹּ֔את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one HPdxfs וָ/אֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤔𐤊 vaechesokhe and I withheld and I withheld HC/Vqw1cs גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HTa אָנֹכִ֛י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi-2 I I myself HPp1cs אֽוֹתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 otekha you you-marked HTo/Sp2ms מֵ/חֲטוֹ 𐤌/𐤇𐤈𐤅 mechato from sinning from erring HR/Vqc לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li against me HR/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon HR כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נְתַתִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤊 netatikha I let you I have given you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms לִ/נְגֹּ֥עַ 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤏 linegoa to touch to touch HR/Vqc אֵלֶֽי/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha her to her HR/Sp3fs
Verse 7
now therefore and now restore Bring back! the wife woman of of the man the man for for/because a prophet proclaiming spokesman he he and he will pray and he will intercede for you on your behalf and you will live and live! but if and if you are not you are not restoring one causing to return know Know! that for/because death to die you shall surely die you will die you you and all and whole of that that-which are yours —
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah now therefore and now HC/D הָשֵׁ֤ב 𐤄𐤔𐤁 hashev restore Bring back! HVhv2ms אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet the wife woman of HNcfsc הָ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish of the man the man HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נָבִ֣יא 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 navi a prophet proclaiming spokesman HNcmsa ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms וְ/יִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 veyitepalel and he will pray and he will intercede HC/Vti3ms בַּֽעַדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤁𐤏𐤃/𐤊 baadekha for you on your behalf HR/Sp2ms וֶֽ/חְיֵ֑ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤄 vecheyeh and you will live and live! HC/Vqv2ms וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if HC/C אֵֽינְ/ךָ֣ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha you are not you are not HTn/Sp2ms מֵשִׁ֗יב 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁 meshiv restoring one causing to return HVhrmsa דַּ֚ע 𐤃𐤏 da know Know! HVqv2ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC מ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot death to die HVqa תָּמ֔וּת 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕 tamut you shall surely die you will die HVqi2ms אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לָֽ/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe are yours HR/Sp2fs
Verse 8
arose early and he started early Abimelech My-Father-is-King Avimelekhe in the morning in the morning called he called all to the whole of his servants his servants told he declared (direct object marker) object-marker all entirety of these things the spoken matters these these ones in their hearing in their ears were afraid and they feared the men the men greatly with great force
וַ/יַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌 vayashekem arose early and he started early HC/Vhw3ms אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 avimelekhe Abimelech My-Father-is-King Avimelekhe HNp בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning in the morning HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera called he called HC/Vqw3ms לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc עֲבָדָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יְדַבֵּ֛ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber told he declared HC/Vpw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/דְּבָרִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim these things the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp בְּ/אָזְנֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beazeneyhem in their hearing in their ears HR/Ncfdc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּֽירְא֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu tina (Bemba) were afraid and they feared HC/Vqw3mp הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD
Verse 9
called he called Abimelech My-Father-is-King Avimelekhe Abraham to Abraham to Averaham and said and he said to him — what what? have you done you have done to us — and what and what? have I sinned I have missed the mark against you — that for/because you have brought you brought in on me upon me and on and upon my kingdom my kingdom sin a guilt-incurring misdeed great great deeds works that that-which not not should be done they will be done you have done you have done to me with me
וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera called he called HC/Vqw3ms אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 avimelekhe Abimelech My-Father-is-King Avimelekhe HNp לְ/אַבְרָהָ֗ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 leaveraham Abraham to Abraham to Averaham HR/Np וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֜/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms מֶֽה 𐤌𐤄 meh what what? HTi עָשִׂ֤יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita have you done you have done HVqp2ms לָּ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp וּ/מֶֽה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umeh and what and what? HC/Ti חָטָ֣אתִי 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉 chatati have I sinned I have missed the mark HVqp1cs לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe against you HR/Sp2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC הֵבֵ֧אתָ 𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕 heveta you have brought you brought in HVhp2ms עָלַ֛/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay on me upon me HR/Sp1cs וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon HC/R מַמְלַכְתִּ֖/י 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤉 mamelakheti my kingdom my kingdom HNcfsc/Sp1cs חֲטָאָ֣ה 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤄 chataah sin a guilt-incurring misdeed HNcfsa גְדֹלָ֑ה 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa מַעֲשִׂים֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 maasim deeds works HNcmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יֵֽעָשׂ֔וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 yeasu should be done they will be done HVNi3mp עָשִׂ֖יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita-2 you have done you have done HVqp2ms עִמָּדִֽ/י 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 imadi to me with me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 13
And it came to pass and he became when as that which caused me to wander they led astray me me (object‑marked) God mighty ones from the house from the built-house of my father my father I said and I said to her — This this one is your kindness your steadfast loyalty which that-which you shall do you will do with me with me at toward every entirety of place the standing-place to which that-which we come we come there to that place say Speak! of me — my brother my brother he is he
וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher when as that which HR/Tr הִתְע֣וּ 𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤅 hiteu caused me to wander they led astray HVhp3cp אֹתִ֗/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs אֱלֹהִים֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc אָבִ/י֒ 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi of my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs וָ/אֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs לָ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh This this one HPdxms חַסְדֵּ֔/ךְ 𐤇𐤎𐤃/𐤊 chasedekhe is your kindness your steadfast loyalty HNcmsc/Sp2fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr תַּעֲשִׂ֖י 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤉 taasi you shall do you will do HVqi2fs עִמָּדִ֑/י 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 imadi with me with me HR/Sp1cs אֶ֤ל 𐤀𐤋 el at toward HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc הַ/מָּקוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 to which that-which HTr נָב֣וֹא 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤀 navo we come we come HVqi1cp שָׁ֔מָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place HD/Sd אִמְרִי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 imeri say Speak! HVqv2fs לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li of me HR/Sp1cs אָחִ֥/י 𐤀𐤇/𐤉 achi my brother my brother HNcmsc/Sp1cs הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he is he HPp3ms
Verse 16
And to Sarah and to Sarah and to Sarah he said he said Behold Look! I have given I gave a thousand thousand-unit pieces of silver silver to your brother to your brother Behold Look! it is he for you — a covering covering-of of eyes eyes to all to the entirety of who that-which are with you with you (feminine singular) and and object-marker all the whole of you are vindicated the one being reproved
וּ/לְ/שָׂרָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤄 ulesarah And to Sarah and to Sarah and to Sarah HC/R/Np אָמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said he said HVqp3ms הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm נָתַ֜תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have given I gave HVqp1cs אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa כֶּ֨סֶף֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef pieces of silver silver HNcmsa לְ/אָחִ֔י/ךְ 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 leachikhe to your brother to your brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh-2 Behold Look! HTm הוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it is he HPp3ms לָ/ךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe for you HR/Sp2fs כְּס֣וּת 𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤕 kesut a covering covering-of HNcfsc עֵינַ֔יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim of eyes eyes HNcbda לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol to all to the entirety of HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr אִתָּ֑/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe are with you with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs וְ/אֵ֥ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsa וְ/נֹכָֽחַת 𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤇𐤕 venokhachat you are vindicated the one being reproved HC/VNrfsa
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