Genesis

Genesis 20:14–15

¹⁴So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him. ¹⁵And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”

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Genesis 20:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
brought	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
sheep	צֹ֣אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and cattle	וּבָקָ֗ר	ū·ḇā·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
menservants	וַעֲבָדִים֙	wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
and maidservants	וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת	ū·šə·p̄ā·ḥōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H8198 maid, maid-servant
and he gave them	וַיִּתֵּ֖ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם	lə·’aḇ·rā·hām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
and restored	וַיָּ֣שֶׁב	way·yā·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
his wife	אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Sarah	שָׂרָ֥ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
to him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Genesis 20:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Look	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
my land	אַרְצִ֖י	’ar·ṣî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H776 earth, land
is before you	לְפָנֶ֑יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
Settle wherever you please	שֵֽׁב׃	šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.