Genesis 20:4 Go deeper

But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? (KJV)

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וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhand Abimelech

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

Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 1

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 2

קָרַ֖בka.Ravhe had drawn near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 3

אֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.hato her

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 20:4 word 4

וַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.Marand 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 20:4 word 5

אֲדֹנָ֕י'a.do.NaiO Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 6

הֲג֥וֹיha.Goy¿ a nation

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

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

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 7

גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 8

צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dikrighteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 9

תַּהֲרֹֽג\׃ta.ha.Rogwill you kill

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Genesis 20:4 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Now Abimelech	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech
had not	→	לֹא H3808 not
gone	→	קָרַב H7126G to present: come
near her	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
so he replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
would You destroy	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
a nation	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
even though	→	גַּם H1571 also
it is innocent	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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