Genesis 20:2
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Genesis 20:2
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And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
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And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
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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.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And AbrahamH85 saidH559 ofH413 SarahH8283 his wifeH802, She is my sisterH269: and AbimelechH40 kingH4428 of GerarH1642 sentH7971, and tookH3947 SarahH8283.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל־שָׂרָה אִשְׁתֹּו אֲחֹתִי הִוא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ גְּרָר וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
אַבְרָהָ֛ם |
'av.ra.Ham | H85 | HNp | Abraham |
אֶל |
'el- | H413 | HR | concerning |
שָׂרָ֥ה |
sa.Rah | H8283 | HNp | Sarah |
אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ |
'ish.T/o | H802 | HNcfsc/Sp3ms | wife/ his |
אֲחֹ֣תִ/י |
'a.Cho.t/i | H269 | HNcfsc/Sp1cs | (is) sister/ my |
הִ֑וא |
hi' | H1931 | HPp3fs | she |
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֗ח |
va/i.yish.Lach | H7971 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he sent |
אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ֙ |
'a.vi.Me.lekh | H40 | HNp | Abimelech |
מֶ֣לֶךְ |
Me.lekh | H4428 | HNcmsc | (the) king of |
גְּרָ֔ר |
ge.Rar | H1642 | HNp | Gerar |
וַ/יִּקַּ֖ח |
va/i.yi.Kach | H3947 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he took |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
שָׂרָֽה |
sa.Rah | H8283 | HNp | Sarah |
Strong's References
- H40 — אֲבִימֶלֶךְ (ʼĂbîymelek, ab-ee-mel'-ek): from אָב (ʼâb) H1 and מֶלֶךְ (melek) H4428; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites; Abimelech.
- H85 — אַבְרָהָם (ʼAbrâhâm, ab-raw-hawm'): contracted from אָב (ʼâb) H1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous); father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram; Abraham.
- H269 — אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth'): irregular feminine of אָח (ʼâch) H251; a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively); (an-) other, sister, together.
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 or אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים (nâshîym);(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
- H1642 — גְּרָר (Gᵉrâr, gher-awr'): probably from גָּרַר (gârar) H1641; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city; Gerar.
- H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ (mâlak) H4427; a king; king, royal.
- H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
- H8283 — שָׂרָה (Sârâh, saw-raw'): the same as שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8282; Sarah, Abraham's wife; Sarah.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא (hîyʼ); a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- Abimelech — Genesis 12:15, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:16
- said — Genesis 12:11-13, Genesis 26:7, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 2 Chronicles 20:37, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Proverbs 24:16, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Galatians 2:11-12, Ephesians 4:25, Colossians 3:9
Reciprocal references (6): Genesis 12:13, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 34:2, Judges 8:31, Proverbs 29:25
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ABIMELECH; PERFECTION-IMPERFECTION; SARAH OR SARAI; TRUTH-FALSEHOOD
- Nave’s: COWARDICE; DECEPTION; DOUBTING; FALSEHOOD; IGNORANCE; SARAH
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