Genesis 20:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”
Genesis 20:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 20:624 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God
בַּחֲלֹםbaḥălōmIn dream
גַּםgamAssemblage
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
יָדַעְתִּיyādaʿətîKnow
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
בְתָםvətāmIn completeness
לְבָבְךָləvāvəḵāHeart
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
זֹּאתzōʾtThis
וָאֶחְשֹׂךְwāʾeḥəśōḵəAnd restrain
גַּםgamAssemblage
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
אוֹתְךָʾwōtəḵā—
מֵחֲטוֹmēḥăṭwōFrom miss
לִיlîTo
עַלʿalAbove
כֵּןkēnSet upright
לֹאlōʾNot
נְתַתִּיךָnətatîḵāGive
לִנְגֹּעַlinəgōʿaTo touch
אֵלֶיהָʾēleyhāNear
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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