Genesis
Genesis 20:11
11Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| replied | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I thought to myself | אָמַ֗רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Surely | רַ֚ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| there is no | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| fear | יִרְאַ֣ת | yir·’aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3374 fear |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| in this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | בַּמָּק֖וֹם | bam·mā·qō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| They will kill me | וַהֲרָג֖וּנִי | wa·hă·rā·ḡū·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| on account of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| my wife | אִשְׁתִּֽי׃ | ’iš·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
Cross-references
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Genesis 26:7 · Genesis 12:12 · Genesis 22:12 · Job 28:28 · Proverbs 16:6 · Proverbs 2:5 · Nehemiah 5:15 · Genesis 42:18 · Psalm 36:1–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.