Genesis 20:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.”
Genesis 20:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 20:1114 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
אָמַרְתִּיʾāmarətîSay
רַקraqLeanness
אֵיןʾênNonentity
יִרְאַתyirəʾatFear
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
בַּמָּקוֹםbamāqwōmIn standing
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
וַהֲרָגוּנִיwahărāgûnîAnd smite
עַלʿalAbove
דְּבַרdəvarWord
אִשְׁתִּיʾišətîWoman
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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