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death by the hand of the strangers." And Sarah said, " Thy will shall be done. The word which thou tellest me I will speak, and what thou tellest me to do I will do." And they wept and worshipped God, and they came into the great city of the King of Egypt. And when the Egyptians saw Abraham and Sarah they marvelled at the beauty of their appearance, for they imagined that they had been brought forth by the same mother. And they said unto Abraham, " What is " this woman to thee ? And Abraham said unto them, " She is my sister." And they also asked Sarah " What " is this man to thee ? And she said unto them, " He is my brother." Therefore did the people make a report to Pharaoh that a pair of goodly form had arrived, one a woman and the other a young man, and that there was no one like unto them in all the land. And Pharaoh rejoiced, and he sent a message to Abraham, saying, " Give me thy sister that I may betroth her to myself." And Abraham pondered in his mind, saying, " If I keep " her back he will kill me and take her and he said, " Do so, provided that thou dost make me well content." And Pharaoh gave him one thousand silver 1 And he taflahet, and took Sarah to make her his wife. ; brought her into his house, and set her upon his bed and Pharaoh the King of Egypt would have companied with her. But the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him by night carrying a sword of fire, and he drew nigh unto him, and he lighted up the whole chamber with his And fiery flame, and he wished to slay Pharaoh. Pharaoh fled from one wall of the chamber to the other, and from one corner of the chamber to the other and wheresoever he went the Angel followed him there was no place left whereto he could flee and hide Then Pharaoh stretched out his hands and himself. " O lord, forgive me this my sin." said unto the Angel, And the Angel said unto him, " Why dost thou attack ; ; 1 142 Pieces of money in silver.