Genesis

Genesis 12:18

¹⁸So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.