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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 20:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 20:1114 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙wayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אַבְרָהָ֔םʾabərāhām
AbrahamnounH85
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אָמַ֗רְתִּיʾāmarətiy
I saidverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
רַ֚קraq
certainlyparticleH7535
even · except · howbeit howsoever · at the least ···
אֵיןʾēyn
there notparticleH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
יִרְאַ֣תyirəʾat
is the fear ofnounH3374
dreadful · exceedingly
אֱלֹהִ֔יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
בַּ/מָּק֖וֹםbamāqwōm
in the placepronH4725
home · open · place · room ···
הַ/זֶּ֑הhazeh
thisparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
וַ/הֲרָג֖וּ/נִיwahărāgwniy
and they will kill meconjH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
דְּבַ֥רdəbar
the matter ofnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
אִשְׁתִּֽ/יʾišətiy
wife mynounH802
each · every · female · many ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Carlos RiveraNote2mo ago
There Is No Fear of God in This Place
Abraham claims he lied about Sarah being his wife because he thought there was no fear of God in that place - so people would kill him for her. He's saying: without God-consciousness, people become da...
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