YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abram,אֶל אַבְרָם“Goלֶךְ לְךָfrom your land,מֵאַרְצְךָfrom your kindred,וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָand from the houseוּמִבֵּיתof your fatherאָבִיךָto the landאֶל הָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI will show you.אַרְאֶךָּ
I will make youוְאֶעֶשְׂךָinto a greatלְ גָּדוֹלnation,גוֹיI will bless you,וַאֲבָרֶכְךָand I will make greatוַאֲגַדְּלָהyour name;שְׁמֶךָand beוֶהְיֵהa blessing.בְּרָכָה
I will blessוַאֲבָרֲכָהthose who bless you,מְבָרְכֶיךָand the one who treats you with contemptוּמְקַלֶּלְךָI will curse;אָאֹרand in youוְ בְךָallכֹּלthe familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתof the groundהָאֲדָמָהwill be blessed.”נִבְרְכוּ
So Abramוַ אַבְרָםwent,יֵּלֶךְjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad told him,דִּבֶּר אֵלָיוand Lotוַ לוֹטwentיֵּלֶךְwith him.אִתּוֹAbramוְאַבְרָםwasבֶּןseventy-fiveחָמֵשׁ וְשִׁבְעִיםyears oldשָׁנִים שָׁנָהwhen he went outבְּצֵאתוֹfrom Haran.מֵחָרָן
AbramאַבְרָםtookוַיִּקַּחSaraiאֶת שָׂרַיhis wife,אִשְׁתּוֹLotוְאֶת לוֹטthe sonבֶּןof his brother,אָחִיוallוְאֶת כָּלtheir possessionsרְכוּשָׁםthatאֲשֶׁרthey had gathered,רָכָשׁוּand the personsוְאֶת הַנֶּפֶשׁthatאֲשֶׁרthey had acquiredעָשׂוּin Haran,בְחָרָןand they set outוַיֵּצְאוּto goלָלֶכֶתto the landאַרְצָהof Canaan.כְּנַעַןAnd they cameוַיָּבֹאוּto the landאַרְצָהof Canaan.כְּנָעַן
Abramאַבְרָםpassed throughוַיַּעֲבֹרthe landבָּאָרֶץas far asעַדthe placeמְקוֹםof Shechem,שְׁכֶםas far asעַדthe oakאֵלוֹןof Moreh.מוֹרֶהThe Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִיwere thenאָזin the land.בָּאָרֶץ
Then YHWHוַ יְהוָהappearedיֵּרָאto Abramאֶל אַבְרָםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“To your offspringלְזַרְעֲךָI will giveאֶתֵּןthisהַזֹּאתland.”אֶת הָאָרֶץSo he builtוַיִּבֶןthereשָׁםan altarמִזְבֵּחַto YHWH,לַיהוָהwho had appearedהַנִּרְאֶהto him.אֵלָיו
From thereמִשָּׁםhe moved onוַיַּעְתֵּקto the mountainהָהָרָהeastמִקֶּדֶםof Bethelלְבֵית אֵלand pitchedוַיֵּטhis tent,אָהֳלֹהwith Bethelבֵּית אֵלon the westמִיָּםand Aiוְהָעַיon the east.מִקֶּדֶםThereשָׁםhe builtוַיִּבֶןan altarמִזְבֵּחַto YHWHלַיהוָהand called onוַיִּקְרָאthe nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH.יְהוָה
Then Abramוַ אַבְרָםset out,יִּסַּעmoving on by stagesהָלוֹךְ וְנָסוֹעַtoward the Negev.הַנֶּגְבָּה
There wasוַיְהִיa famineרָעָבin the land,בָּאָרֶץand Abramוַ אַבְרָםwent downיֵּרֶדto Egyptמִצְרַיְמָהto reside as an alienלָגוּרthere,שָׁםforכִּיthe famineהָרָעָבwas severeכָבֵדin the land.בָּאָרֶץ
Whenוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁרhe was aboutהִקְרִיבto enterלָבוֹאEgypt,מִצְרָיְמָהhe saidוַיֹּאמֶרto Saraiאֶל שָׂרַיhis wife,אִשְׁתּוֹ“Look,הִנֵּה נָאI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיyouאָתְּare a womanאִשָּׁהbeautifulיְפַתin appearance.מַרְאֶה
Whenוְהָיָה כִּיthe Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִיםseeיִרְאוּyou,אֹתָךְthey will say,וְאָמְרוּ‘Thisזֹאתis his wife.’אִשְׁתּוֹAnd they will killוְהָרְגוּme,אֹתִיbut youוְאֹתָךְthey will keep alive.יְחַיּוּ
Pleaseנָאsayאִמְרִיyouאָתְּare my sister,אֲחֹתִיso thatלְמַעַןit may go wellיִיטַבwith meלִיbecause of you,בַעֲבוּרֵךְandוְIנַפְשִׁיmay stay aliveחָיְתָהthanks to you.”בִּגְלָלֵךְ
Whenוַיְהִי כְּAbramאַבְרָםenteredבוֹאEgypt,מִצְרָיְמָהthe Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִיםsawוַיִּרְאוּthe woman,אֶת הָאִשָּׁהthatכִּיsheהִואwas veryמְאֹדbeautiful.יָפָה
Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹהprincesשָׂרֵיsaw herוַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּand praised herוַיְהַלְלוּ אֹתָהּto Pharaoh,אֶל פַּרְעֹהand the womanוַ הָאִשָּׁהwas takenתֻּקַּחinto the houseבֵּיתof Pharaoh.פַּרְעֹה
He dealt wellהֵיטִיבwith Abramוּלְאַבְרָםbecause of her,בַּעֲבוּרָהּandוַhe hadיְהִי לוֹsheep,צֹאןcattle,וּבָקָרmale donkeys,וַחֲמֹרִיםmale slaves,וַעֲבָדִיםfemale slaves,וּשְׁפָחֹתfemale donkeys,וַאֲתֹנֹתand camels.וּגְמַלִּים
But YHWHוַ יְהוָהstruckיְנַגַּעPharaohאֶת פַּרְעֹהand his houseוְאֶת בֵּיתוֹwith greatגְּדֹלִיםplaguesנְגָעִיםbecause ofעַל דְּבַרSarai,שָׂרַיAbram’sאַבְרָםwife.אֵשֶׁת
So Pharaohוַ פַרְעֹהcalledיִּקְרָאAbramלְאַבְרָםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמַהis thisזֹּאתyou have doneעָשִׂיתָto me?לִּיWhyלָמָּהdid you not tellלֹא הִגַּדְתָּmeלִּיthatכִּיsheהִואwas your wife?אִשְׁתְּךָ
Whyלָמָהdid you say,אָמַרְתָּ‘Sheהִואis my sister,’אֲחֹתִיso that I tookוָאֶקַּחherאֹתָהּfor myselfלִיas a wife?לְאִשָּׁהNow then,וְעַתָּהhere isהִנֵּהyour wife;אִשְׁתְּךָtake herקַחand go!”וָלֵךְ
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהgave ordersוַיְצַוto menאֲנָשִׁיםconcerning him,עָלָיוand they sent him awayוַיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֹתוֹwith his wifeוְאֶת אִשְׁתּוֹand allוְאֶת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had.לוֹ