Genesis

Genesis 20:5

5Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Didn’tהֲלֹ֨אhă·lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
tellאָֽמַר־’ā·mar-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
meלִי֙lîPreposition; first person common singular
Sheהִ֔ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי’ă·ḥō·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH269 sister
And sheוְהִֽיא־wə·hî-Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
herselfהִ֥ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
saidאָֽמְרָ֖ה’ā·mə·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
Heה֑וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is my brotherאָחִ֣י’ā·ḥîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH251 brother
I have doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
thisזֹֽאת׃zōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
in the integrityבְּתָם־bə·ṯām-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8537 completeness, integrity
of my heartלְבָבִ֛יlə·ḇā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and the innocenceוּבְנִקְיֹ֥ןū·ḇə·niq·yōnConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5356 innocency
of my handsכַּפַּ֖יkap·payNoun - feminine dual construct; first person common singularH3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan

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