Genesis

Genesis 12:11

¹¹As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he was about	הִקְרִ֖יב	hiq·rîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
to enter	לָב֣וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יְמָה	miṣ·rā·yə·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Sarai	שָׂרַ֣י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
Look	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I know	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אָֽתְּ׃	’āt	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
a beautiful	יְפַת־	yə·p̄aṯ-	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful
woman	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.