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Genesis 20— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּסַּ֨עway·yis·sa‘And journeyedH5265
1מִשָּׁ֤םmiš·šāmfrom thereH8033
2אַבְרָהָם֙’aḇ·rā·hāmAbrahamH0085
3אַ֣רְצָה’ar·ṣāhtoH0776
4הַנֶּ֔גֶבhan·ne·ḡeḇ,the NegevH5045
5וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבway·yê·šeḇand he dweltH3427
6בֵּין־bên-betweenH0996
7קָדֵ֖שׁqā·ḏêšKadeshH6946
8וּבֵ֣יןū·ḇênandH0996
9שׁ֑וּרšūr;ShurH7793
10וַיָּ֖גָרway·yā·ḡārand stayedH1481
11בִּגְרָֽר׃.biḡ·rār.in GerarH1642

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֧אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1אַבְרָהָ֛ם’aḇ·rā·hāmAbrahamH0085
2אֶל־’el-ofH0413
3שָׂרָ֥הśā·rāhSarahH8283
4אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ’iš·tōwhis wifeH0802
5אֲחֹ֣תִי’ă·ḥō·ṯîmy sisterH0269
6הִ֑וא.she [is]H1931
7וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חway·yiš·laḥ,And sentH7971
8אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙’ă·ḇî·me·leḵAbimelechH0040
9מֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵkingH4428
10גְּרָ֔רgə·rār,of GerarH1642
11וַיִּקַּ֖חway·yiq·qaḥand tookH3947
12אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
13שָׂרָֽה׃.śā·rāh.SarahH8283

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיָּבֹ֧אway·yā·ḇōBut cameH0935
1אֱלֹהִ֛ים’ĕ·lō·hîmGodH0430
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵAbimelechH0040
4בַּחֲל֣וֹםba·ḥă·lō·wmin a dreamH2472
5הַלָּ֑יְלָהhal·lā·yə·lāh;by nightH3915
6וַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merand saidH0559
7ל֗וֹlōw,to him
8הִנְּךָ֥hin·nə·ḵābeholdH2009
9מֵת֙mêṯyou are as good as deadH4191
10עַל־‘al-becauseH5921
11הָאִשָּׁ֣הhā·’iš·šāhof the womanH0802
12אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whomH0834
13לָקַ֔חְתָּlā·qaḥ·tā,you have takenH3947
14וְהִ֖ואwə·hi·wfor she [is]H1931
15בְּעֻ֥לַתbə·‘u·laṯis marriedH1166
16בָּֽעַל׃.bā·‘al.to a manH1167

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְwa·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵBut AbimelechH0040
1לֹ֥אnotH3808
2קָרַ֖בqā·raḇhad comeH7126
3אֵלֶ֑יהָ’ê·le·hā;near herH0413
4וַיֹּאמַ֕רway·yō·marand he saidH0559
5אֲדֹנָ֕י’ă·ḏō·nāyLordH0136
6הֲג֥וֹיhă·ḡō·wwill a nationH1471
7גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
8צַדִּ֖יקṣad·dîqrighteousH6662
9תַּהֲרֹֽג׃؟ta·hă·rōḡ.You slayH2026

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֲלֹ֨אhă·lōdid notH3808
1ה֤וּאheH1931
2אָֽמַר־’ā·mar-sayH0559
3לִי֙to me
4אֲחֹ֣תִי’ă·ḥō·ṯîmy sisterH0269
5הִ֔וא؟she [is]H1931
6וְהִֽיא־wə·hî-and sheH1931
7גַם־ḡam-evenH1571
8הִ֥ואherselfH1931
9אָֽמְרָ֖ה’ā·mə·rāhsaidH0559
10אָחִ֣י’ā·ḥîmy brotherH0251
11ה֑וּא؟hū;He [is]H1931
12בְּתָם־bə·ṯām-in the integrityH8537
13לְבָבִ֛יlə·ḇā·ḇîof my heartH3824
14וּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןū·ḇə·niq·yōnand innocenceH5356
15כַּפַּ֖יkap·payof my handsH3709
16עָשִׂ֥יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯîhave I doneH6213
17זֹֽאת׃.zōṯ.thisH2063

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1אֵלָ֨יו’ê·lāwto himH0413
2הָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmGodH0430
3בַּחֲלֹ֗םba·ḥă·lōm,in a dreamH2472
4גַּ֣םgamYesH1571
5אָנֹכִ֤י’ā·nō·ḵîIH0595
6יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙yā·ḏa‘·tîknowH3045
7כִּ֤יthatH3588
8בְתָם־ḇə·ṯām-in the integrityH8537
9לְבָבְךָ֙lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵāof your heartH3824
10עָשִׂ֣יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāyou didH6213
11זֹּ֔אתzōṯ,thisH2063
12וָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְwā·’eḥ·śōḵfor withheldH2820
13גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
14אָנֹכִ֛י’ā·nō·ḵîIH0595
15אֽוֹתְךָ֖’ō·wṯ·ḵāyouH0853
16מֵחֲטוֹ־mê·ḥă·ṭōw-from sinningH2398
17לִ֑יlî;against Me
18עַל־‘al-uponH5921
19כֵּ֥ןkênthusH3651
20לֹא־lō-notH3808
21נְתַתִּ֖יךָnə·ṯat·tî·ḵāI did let youH5414
22לִנְגֹּ֥עַlin·gō·a‘touchH5060
23אֵלֶֽיהָ׃.’ê·le·hā.herH0413

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַתָּ֗הwə·‘at·tāh,NowH6258
1הָשֵׁ֤בhā·šêḇrestoreH7725
2אֵֽשֶׁת־’ê·šeṯ-wifeH0802
3הָאִישׁ֙hā·’îšthe man'sH0376
4כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
5נָבִ֣יאnā·ḇîa prophetH5030
6ה֔וּאhū,he [is]H1931
7וְיִתְפַּלֵּ֥לwə·yiṯ·pal·lêland he will prayH6419
8בַּֽעַדְךָ֖ba·‘aḏ·ḵāfor youH1157
9וֶֽחְיֵ֑ה.weḥ·yêh;and you shall liveH2421
10וְאִם־wə·’im-But ifH0518
11אֵֽינְךָ֣’ê·nə·ḵānotH0369
12מֵשִׁ֗יבmê·šîḇ,you do restore [her]H7725
13דַּ֚עda‘knowH3045
14כִּי־kî-thatH3588
15מ֣וֹתmō·wṯsurelyH4191
16תָּמ֔וּתtā·mūṯ,you shall dieH4191
17אַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhyouH0859
18וְכָל־wə·ḵāland allH3605
19אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-who [are]H0834
20לָֽךְ׃.lāḵ.yours

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םway·yaš·kêmSo rose earlyH7925
1אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵAbimelechH0040
2בַּבֹּ֗קֶרbab·bō·qer,in the morningH1242
3וַיִּקְרָא֙way·yiq·rāand calledH7121
4לְכָל־lə·ḵālallH3605
5עֲבָדָ֔יו‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw,his servantsH5650
6וַיְדַבֵּ֛רway·ḏab·bêrand he toldH1696
7אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
8כָּל־kāl-allH3605
9הַדְּבָרִ֥יםhad·də·ḇā·rîmthingsH1697
10הָאֵ֖לֶּהhā·’êl·lehtheseH0428
11בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbə·’ā·zə·nê·hem;in their hearingH0241
12וַיִּֽירְא֥וּway·yî·rə·’ūand were afraidH3372
13הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםhā·’ă·nā·šîmthe menH0376
14מְאֹֽד׃.mə·’ōḏ.very muchH3966

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּקְרָ֨אway·yiq·rāAnd calledH7121
1אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵAbimelechH0040
2לְאַבְרָהָ֗םlə·’aḇ·rā·hām,AbrahamH0085
3וַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merand saidH0559
4ל֜וֹlōwto him
5מֶֽה־meh-whatH4100
6עָשִׂ֤יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāhave you doneH6213
7לָּ֙נוּ֙؟lā·nūto us
8וּמֶֽה־ū·meh-and howH4100
9חָטָ֣אתִיḥā·ṭā·ṯîhave I offendedH2398
10לָ֔ךְlāḵ,you
11כִּֽי־kî-thatH3588
12הֵבֵ֧אתָhê·ḇê·ṯāyou have broughtH0935
13עָלַ֛י‘ā·layon meH5921
14וְעַל־wə·‘al-and onH5921
15מַמְלַכְתִּ֖יmam·laḵ·tîmy kingdomH4467
16חֲטָאָ֣הḥă·ṭā·’āha sinH2401
17גְדֹלָ֑ה؟ḡə·ḏō·lāh;greatH1419
18מַעֲשִׂים֙ma·‘ă·śîmdeedsH4639
19אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerthatH0834
20לֹא־lō-notH3808
21יֵֽעָשׂ֔וּyê·‘ā·śū,ought to be doneH6213
22עָשִׂ֖יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāYou have doneH6213
23עִמָּדִֽי׃.‘im·mā·ḏî.to meH5978

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵAbimelechH0040
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3אַבְרָהָ֑ם’aḇ·rā·hām;AbrahamH0085
4מָ֣הmāhwhatH4100
5רָאִ֔יתָrā·’î·ṯā,did you seeH7200
6כִּ֥יthatH3588
7עָשִׂ֖יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāyou have doneH6213
8אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
9הַדָּבָ֥רhad·dā·ḇārthe thingH1697
10הַזֶּֽה׃؟haz·zeh.thisH2088

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merand saidH0559
1אַבְרָהָ֔ם’aḇ·rā·hām,AbrahamH0085
2כִּ֣יbecauseH3588
3אָמַ֗רְתִּי’ā·mar·tî,I thoughtH0559
4רַ֚קraqsurelyH7535
5אֵין־’ên-[is] notH0369
6יִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯthe fearH3374
7אֱלֹהִ֔ים’ĕ·lō·hîm,of GodH0430
8בַּמָּק֖וֹםbam·mā·qō·wmin placeH4725
9הַזֶּ֑הhaz·zeh;thisH2088
10וַהֲרָג֖וּנִיwa·hă·rā·ḡū·nîand they will kill meH2026
11עַל־‘al-onH5921
12דְּבַ֥רdə·ḇaraccountH1697
13אִשְׁתִּֽי׃.’iš·tî.of my wifeH0802

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְגַם־wə·ḡam-But trulyH1571
1אָמְנָ֗ה’ā·mə·nāh,indeedH0546
2אֲחֹתִ֤י’ă·ḥō·ṯîmy sisterH0269
3בַת־ḇaṯ-the daughterH1323
4אָבִי֙’ā·ḇîof my fatherH0001
5הִ֔ואshe [is]H1931
6אַ֖ךְ’aḵbutH0389
7לֹ֣אnotH3808
8בַת־ḇaṯ-the daughterH1323
9אִמִּ֑י’im·mî;of my motherH0517
10וַתְּהִי־wat·tə·hî-And she becameH1961
11לִ֖יmy
12לְאִשָּֽׁה׃.lə·’iš·šāh.wifeH0802

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְהִ֞יway·hîAnd it came to passH1961
1כַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka·’ă·šerwhenH0834
2הִתְע֣וּhiṯ·‘ūcaused to wanderH8582
3אֹתִ֗י’ō·ṯî,meH0853
4אֱלֹהִים֮’ĕ·lō·hîmGodH0430
5מִבֵּ֣יתmib·bêṯfrom the houseH1004
6אָבִי֒’ā·ḇîof my fatherH0001
7וָאֹמַ֣רwā·’ō·marthat I saidH0559
8לָ֔הּlāh,to her
9זֶ֣הzehthis [is]H2088
10חַסְדֵּ֔ךְḥas·dêḵ,your kindnessH2617
11אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerthatH0834
12תַּעֲשִׂ֖יta·‘ă·śîyou should doH6213
13עִמָּדִ֑י:‘im·mā·ḏî;for meH5978
14אֶ֤ל’elinH0413
15כָּל־kāl-everyH3605
16הַמָּקוֹם֙ham·mā·qō·wmplaceH4725
17אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhereverH0834
18נָב֣וֹאnā·ḇō·wwe goH0935
19שָׁ֔מָּהšām·māh,thereH8033
20אִמְרִי־’im·rî-sayH0559
21לִ֖יof me
22אָחִ֥י’ā·ḥîmy brotherH0251
23הֽוּא׃.hū.[is] heH1931

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּקַּ֨חway·yiq·qaḥAnd tookH3947
1אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵAbimelechH0040
2צֹ֣אןṣōnsheepH6629
3וּבָקָ֗רū·ḇā·qār,and oxenH1241
4וַעֲבָדִים֙wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmand menservantsH5650
5וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תū·šə·p̄ā·ḥōṯ,and maidservantsH8198
6וַיִּתֵּ֖ןway·yit·tênand he gave [them]H5414
7לְאַבְרָהָ֑םlə·’aḇ·rā·hām;to AbrahamH0085
8וַיָּ֣שֶׁבway·yā·šeḇand restoredH7725
9ל֔וֹlōw,to him
10אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
11שָׂרָ֥הśā·rāhSarahH8283
12אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃.’iš·tōw.his wifeH0802

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ,AbimelechH0040
2הִנֵּ֥הhin·nêhSeeH2009
3אַרְצִ֖י’ar·ṣîmy land [is]H0776
4לְפָנֶ֑יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā;before youH6440
5בַּטּ֥וֹבbaṭ·ṭō·wḇwhereH2896
6בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbə·‘ê·ne·ḵāit pleases youH5869
7שֵֽׁב׃.šêḇ.dwellH3427

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּלְשָׂרָ֣הū·lə·śā·rāhAnd to SarahH8283
1אָמַ֗ר’ā·mar,he saidH0559
2הִנֵּ֨הhin·nêhbeholdH2009
3נָתַ֜תִּיnā·ṯat·tîI have givenH5414
4אֶ֤לֶף’e·lep̄a thousand [pieces]H0505
5כֶּ֙סֶף֙ke·sep̄of silverH3701
6לְאָחִ֔יךְlə·’ā·ḥîḵ,unto your brotherH0251
7הִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhindeedH2009
8הוּא־hū-itH1931
9לָךְ֙lāḵyou
10כְּס֣וּתkə·sūṯ[is] a coveringH3682
11עֵינַ֔יִם‘ê·na·yim,of the eyesH5869
12לְכֹ֖לlə·ḵōlto allH3605
13אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
14אִתָּ֑ךְ’it·tāḵ;[are] with youH0854
15וְאֵ֥תwə·’êṯand beforeH0854
16כֹּ֖לkōleverybodyH3605
17וְנֹכָֽחַת׃.wə·nō·ḵā·ḥaṯ.thus she was vindicatedH3198

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לway·yiṯ·pal·lêlSo prayedH6419
1אַבְרָהָ֖ם’aḇ·rā·hāmAbrahamH0085
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîm;GodH0430
4וַיִּרְפָּ֨אway·yir·pāand healedH7495
5אֱלֹהִ֜ים’ĕ·lō·hîmGodH0430
6אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
7אֲבִימֶ֧לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵAbimelechH0040
8וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
9אִשְׁתּ֛וֹ’iš·tōwhis wifeH0802
10וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יוwə·’am·hō·ṯāwand his maidservantsH0519
11וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃.way·yê·lê·ḏū.and they could bear childrenH3205

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1עָצֹ֤ר‘ā·ṣōrhad completelyH6113
2עָצַר֙‘ā·ṣarhad closed upH6113
3יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,YahwehH3068
4בְּעַ֥דbə·‘aḏ-H1157
5כָּל־kāl-allH3605
6רֶ֖חֶםre·ḥemthe wombsH7358
7לְבֵ֣יתlə·ḇêṯof the houseH1004
8אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ;of AbimelechH0040
9עַל־‘al-becauseH5921
10דְּבַ֥רdə·ḇarofH1697
11שָׂרָ֖הśā·rāhSarahH8283
12אֵ֥שֶׁת’ê·šeṯwifeH0802
13אַבְרָהָֽם׃.’aḇ·rā·hām.of AbrahamH0085
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