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And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. (KJV)
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וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 1
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech
Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abimelech
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 2
צֹ֣אןtzonsheep
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 3
וּבָקָ֗רu.va.Karand cattle
Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 4
וַעֲבָדִים֙va.'a.va.Dimand [male] servants
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 5
וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.Chotand female servants
Lemma: שִׁפְחָה (shiph.chah) · Strong's: H8198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: maidservant
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 16:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8198; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 6
וַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.Tenand he gave [them]
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 7
לְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.Hamto Abraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 8
וַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevand he restored
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 9
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 10
שָׂרָ֥הsa.RahSarah
Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8283
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Sarah
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8283; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 11
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ\׃'ish.Towife his
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 20:14 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Abimelech | → | אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech |
| brought | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| sheep | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| and cattle | → | בָּקָר H1241 cattle |
| menservants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| and maidservants | → | שִׁפְחָה H8198 maidservant |
| and he gave them | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| to Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| and restored | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| his wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| Sarah | → | שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah |
| to him | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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