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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'and he came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 3

אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'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 20:4, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10, Genesis 20:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 4

בַּחֲל֣וֹםba.cha.Lomin a dream

Lemma: חֲלוֹם (cha.lom) · Strong's: H2472

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dream

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:11, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2472; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 5

הַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahthe night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 6

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 7

הִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.Khahere you

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 8

מֵת֙met[are] about to die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 9

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 10

הָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.Shahthe woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 11

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 12

לָקַ֔חְתָּla.Kach.tayou have taken

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

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 20:3 word 13

וְהִ֖ואve.Hiv'and she

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 14

בְּעֻ֥לַתbe.'U.lat[is] married of

Lemma: בָּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1166I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqsfsc)

Meaning: rule: to marry

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 24:1, Proverbs 30:23, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:5, Isaiah 62:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1166I; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 15

בָּֽעַל\׃Ba.'ala husband

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: master: men

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Exodus 24:14, Judges 9:24, Judges 19:22, 1 Samuel 23:11, 1 Samuel 23:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167I; TAHOT Genesis 20:3 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

One night, however	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
came	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Abimelech	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech
in a dream	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream
and told	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
him	→
You are as good as dead	→	מוּת H4191 to die
because of	→	עַל H5921A upon
the woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
you have taken	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
for she	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is a married	→	בָּעַל H1166I rule: to marry
woman.	→	בַּעַל H1167I master: men

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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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