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Genesis 20:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.


Genesis 20:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 20:924 words
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
אֲבִימֶלֶךְʾăvîmeleḵəAbimelek
לְאַבְרָהָםləʾavərāhāmTo Abraham
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לוֹlwōTo
מֶהmehWhat?
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
לָּנוּlānûTo
וּמֶהûmehAnd what?
חָטָאתִיḥāṭāʾtîMiss
לָךְlāḵəTo
כִּיRelative conjunction
הֵבֵאתָhēvēʾtāGo
עָלַיʿālayAbove
וְעַלwəʿalAnd above
מַמְלַכְתִּיmaməlaḵətîDominion
חֲטָאָהḥăṭāʾāhOffence
גְדֹלָהgədōlāhGreat
מַעֲשִׂיםmaʿăśîmAction
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
יֵעָשׂוּyēʿāśûDo
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
עִמָּדִיʿimādîAlong with
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
אֲבִימֶלֶךְʾăvîmeleḵəAbimelek
לְאַבְרָהָםləʾavərāhāmTo Abraham
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לוֹlwōTo
מֶהmehWhat?
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
לָּנוּlānûTo
וּמֶהûmehAnd what?
חָטָאתִיḥāṭāʾtîMiss
לָךְlāḵəTo
כִּיRelative conjunction
הֵבֵאתָhēvēʾtāGo
עָלַיʿālayAbove
וְעַלwəʿalAnd above
מַמְלַכְתִּיmaməlaḵətîDominion
חֲטָאָהḥăṭāʾāhOffence
גְדֹלָהgədōlāhGreat
מַעֲשִׂיםmaʿăśîmAction
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
יֵעָשׂוּyēʿāśûDo
עָשִׂיתָʿāśîtāDo
עִמָּדִיʿimādîAlong with

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