Genesis
Genesis 20:14
14So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.