Genesis 26:9
Abimelech called Isaac, and said, “Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, ‘She is my sister?’” Isaac said to him, “Because I said, ‘Lest I die because of her.’”Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- אַךְʼaka particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
- אֲבִימֶלֶךְʼĂbîymelekAbimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
- יִצְחָקYitschâqJitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- אָחוֹתʼâchôwtha sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâha woman
- קָרָאqârâʼto call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.