Genesis

Genesis 20:16

16And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver.a It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”

Footnotes

  • a 20:16 Or a thousand shekels of silver; that is, approximately 25.1 pounds or 11.4 kilograms of silver

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he saidאָמַ֗ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֣הū·lə·śā·rāhConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8283 Sarah
Seeהִנֵּ֨הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
I am givingנָתַ֜תִּיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
your brotherלְאָחִ֔יךְlə·’ā·ḥîḵPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH251 brother
a thousandאֶ֤לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
of silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
Itהוּא־hū-Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
yourלָךְ֙lāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
vindicationכְּס֣וּתkə·sūṯNoun - feminine singular constructH3682 covering
before allלְכֹ֖לlə·ḵōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
are with youאִתָּ֑ךְ’it·tāḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH854 with
you are completelyכֹּ֖לkōlNoun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
clearedוְנֹכָֽחַת׃wə·nō·ḵā·ḥaṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularH3198 decide, adjudge, prove

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.