“But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?”
Genesis 20:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 20:410 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/אֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְwaʾăbiymelekə
and AbimelechconjH40
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
קָרַ֖בqārab
he had drawn nearverbH7126
bring (forth · near) · come (near · nigh) ···
אֵלֶ֑י/הָʾēleyhā
to herpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
וַ/יֹּאמַ֕רwayōʾmar
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲדֹנָ֕/יʾădōnāy
O LordnounH136
הֲ/ג֥וֹיhăgwōy
¿ a nationparticleH1471
heathen · nation · people
גַּםgam
alsoparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
צַדִּ֖יקṣadiyq
righteousadjH6662
lawful · righteous
תַּהֲרֹֽגtahărōg
will you killverbH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
ℹWords 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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