Genesis

Genesis 20:3

³One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One night	הַלָּ֑יְלָה	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
however	הַלָּ֑יְלָה	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
came	וַיָּבֹ֧א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
in a dream	בַּחֲל֣וֹם	ba·ḥă·lō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2472 dream
and told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	ל֗וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
You are as good as dead	מֵת֙	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֣ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
you have taken	לָקַ֔חְתָּ	lā·qaḥ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
for she	וְהִ֖וא	wə·hi·w	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is a married	בְּעֻ֥לַת	bə·‘u·laṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct	H1166 marry, rule over
woman	בָּֽעַל׃	bā·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H1167 owner, lord

Cross-references

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Genesis 20:7 · Matthew 27:19 · Psalm 105:14 · Job 33:15 · Genesis 28:12 · Matthew 1:20 · Genesis 31:24 · Genesis 37:9 · Matthew 2:12–13 · Job 4:12–13 · Jonah 3:4 · Genesis 40:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.