Genesis 20:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“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
וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְwaʾăvîmeleḵəAnd Abimelek
לֹאlōʾNot
קָרַבqāravApproach
אֵלֶיהָʾēleyhāNear
וַיֹּאמַרwayōʾmarAnd say
אֲדֹנָיʾădōnāyLord
הֲגוֹיhăgwōyNation
גַּםgamAssemblage
צַדִּיקṣadîqJust
תַּהֲרֹגtahărōgSmite
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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