Genesis 20
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidאֵלָ֨יוto himהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםthe Godבַּחֲלֹ֗םin a dreamגַּ֣םalsoאָנֹכִ֤יIיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙I knowכִּ֤יthatבְתָם־in the integrity ofלְבָבְךָ֙heart yourעָשִׂ֣יתָyou didזֹּ֔אתthisוָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְand I have restrainedגַּם־alsoאָנֹכִ֛יIאֽוֹתְךָ֖obj. youמֵחֲטוֹ־from sinningלִ֑יto the meעַל־there-כֵּ֥ן-foreלֹא־notנְתַתִּ֖יךָI have permitted youלִנְגֹּ֥עַto touchאֵלֶֽיהָ׃to her
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeהָשֵׁ֤בreturnאֵֽשֶׁת־the wife ofהָאִישׁ֙the manכִּֽי־forנָבִ֣יאis a prophetה֔וּאheוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לso he may prayבַּֽעַדְךָ֖for youוֶֽחְיֵ֑הand liveוְאִם־and ifאֵֽינְךָ֣not are youמֵשִׁ֗יבreturning herדַּ֚עknowכִּי־thatמ֣וֹתcertainly to dieתָּמ֔וּתyou will dieאַתָּ֖הyouוְכָל־and allאֲשֶׁר־whoלָֽךְ׃belong to the you
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וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םand he rose earlyאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְAbimelechבַּבֹּ֗קֶרin the morningוַיִּקְרָא֙and he summonedלְכָל־to allעֲבָדָ֔יוservants hisוַיְדַבֵּ֛רand he spokeאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֥יםthe wordsהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םin ears theirוַיִּֽירְא֥וּand they were afraidהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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וַיִּקְרָ֨אand he summonedאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְAbimelechלְאַבְרָהָ֗םto Abrahamוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidל֜וֹto the himמֶֽה־what?עָשִׂ֤יתָhave you doneלָּ֙נוּ֙to the usוּמֶֽה־and what?חָטָ֣אתִיhave I sinnedלָ֔ךְto the youכִּֽי־forהֵבֵ֧אתָyou have broughtעָלַ֛יon meוְעַל־and onמַמְלַכְתִּ֖יkingdom myחֲטָאָ֣הa sinגְדֹלָ֑הgreatמַעֲשִׂים֙deedsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלֹא־notיֵֽעָשׂ֔וּthey will be doneעָשִׂ֖יתָyou have doneעִמָּדִֽי׃with me
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רjust asהִתְע֣וּthey caused to wanderאֹתִ֗יobj. meאֱלֹהִים֮Godמִבֵּ֣יתfrom the household ofאָבִי֒father myוָאֹמַ֣רand I saidלָ֔הּto the herזֶ֣הthisחַסְדֵּ֔ךְis loyalty yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichתַּעֲשִׂ֖יyou will doעִמָּדִ֑יwith meאֶ֤לtoכָּל־everyהַמָּקוֹם֙the placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereנָב֣וֹאwe will goשָׁ֔מָּהthere towardsאִמְרִי־sayלִ֖יof the meאָחִ֥יis brother myהֽוּא׃he
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