Genesis 20:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”

Genesis 20:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 20:214 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

אֶלʾelNear

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

אִשְׁתּוֹʾišətwōWoman

אֲחֹתִיʾăḥōtîSister

הִואhiwʾHe

וַיִּשְׁלַחwayišəlaḥAnd send

אֲבִימֶלֶךְʾăvîmeleḵəAbimelek

מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing

גְּרָרgərārGerar

וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take

אֶתʾet—

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

אֶלʾelNear

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

אִשְׁתּוֹʾišətwōWoman

אֲחֹתִיʾăḥōtîSister

הִואhiwʾHe

וַיִּשְׁלַחwayišəlaḥAnd send

אֲבִימֶלֶךְʾăvîmeleḵəAbimelek

מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing

גְּרָרgərārGerar

וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

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