Genesis

Genesis 12:18–19

¹⁸So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? ¹⁹Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!”

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Genesis 12:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Pharaoh	פַרְעֹה֙	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
summoned	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Abram	לְאַבְרָ֔ם	lə·’aḇ·rām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
and asked	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you done	עָשִׂ֣יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to me	לִּ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Why	לָ֚מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
didn’t	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
you tell	הִגַּ֣דְתָּ	hig·gaḏ·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
me	לִּ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
she	הִֽוא׃	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was your wife	אִשְׁתְּךָ֖	’iš·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

Genesis 12:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָמָ֤ה	lā·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did you say	אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙	’ā·mar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
She is	הִ֔וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
my sister	אֲחֹ֣תִי	’ă·ḥō·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H269 sister
so that I took	וָאֶקַּ֥ח	wā·’eq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
her	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
as my	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
wife	לְאִשָּׁ֑ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Now then	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
here	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
is your wife	אִשְׁתְּךָ֖	’iš·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Take her	קַ֥ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
and go	וָלֵֽךְ׃	wā·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

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Genesis 12:18 Genesis 20:9–10 · Genesis 26:9–11 · Proverbs 21:1 · 1 Samuel 14:43

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.